Yes there certainly are eddy currents in the core metal. But why would you conclude that there is 0 electric field? Core metal is conductive with value ##\sigma##, eddy current density has value ##J##, and remembering Ohm's law in 3 dimensions: ##J=\sigma E##, so that ##E=J/\sigma##.Thierry said:What about transformer cores? the magnetic field oscillates at 50 hz but there's no electric field in a metal. There's eddy currents but no electric field, or am I missing something?
Thierry said:there's no electric field in a metal
ah yes, it does. Thanks!cabraham said:Yes there certainly are eddy currents in the core metal. But why would you conclude that there is 0 electric field? Core metal is conductive with value ##\sigma##, eddy current density has value ##J##, and remembering Ohm's law in 3 dimensions: ##J=\sigma E##, so that ##E=J/\sigma##.
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Claude
I see. of course, thanks!jtbell said:...under electrostatic conditions.