Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / ib / Paper 3 / 17D / a / Solution

For a moving closed circuit $C(t)$ bounding an oriented surface $S(t)$, Faraday's law isHere $\mathbf{E}$ is the electric field, $\mathbf{B}$ the magnetic field, $\mathbf{v}$ the local velocity of a circuit element, and ${\mathcal{E}}_{\mathrm{em}}$ the electromagnetic electromotive force per unit charge around the circuit. The line orientation and normal $\mathbf{n}$ obey the right-hand rule. The flux derivative is a total derivative and includes both changing field and changing surface. The term $\mathbf{v}\times \mathbf{B}$ is the motional electromotive force. A battery contributes an additional non-electromagnetic source electromotive force.