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Horizontal Electromagnetic Braking

Drag the flat 2D magnet horizontally below the sheet or use the slider. Use the sidebar checkbox to toggle magnet polarity and observe how the eddy currents flip to maintain Lenz's Law opposition.

ALUMINIUM SHEET (NON-MAGNETIC) N S Magnetic Drag N S

Controls

Lenz's Law Tracking:

Whichever pole is on top directly impacts the sheet. Moving left or right creates opposing fields ahead and attracting fields behind.