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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 ib Paper 2 6A Solution by
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Use compatible orientations for the loop and spanning surface. The relevant Maxwell equations areThe magnetic flux transport for a moving circuit separates the change of the field from the motion of its boundary. To see the boundary term, freeze at time . Orient the closed swept surface as . Its side element isto first order. Hence its flux is . By the divergence theorem and , the sum of the three fluxes is zero, giving the purely geometric changeAdding the temporal field change and applying Stokes theorem yieldsThusThe boundary contribution is the motional electromotive force; the field contribution is Faraday's law.
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