Maglev for students

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 663-669

  Kraftmakher, Yaakov ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES;

CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATIONS; DRAG FORCES; ELECTRODYNAMIC SUSPENSION; LIFT FORCE; PHYSICS LABORATORIES; RADIAL FORCES; ROTATION FREQUENCIES;

MAGNETIC LEVITATION;

EID: 46749120250     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/29/4/001     Document Type: Article

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