Can you magnetize a Mobius Strip? Where are the poles?
2007-08-01 10:07:04 · 2 answers · asked by p_ne_np 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It would have a magnetic field essentially identical to a normal loop of material (on that wasn't half-twisted).
You can magnetize ferromagnetic material along any axis you want, so your Mobius strip magnet could have literally any magnetic field you wanted.
2007-08-01 10:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can. The poles would conform to the spatial orientation of the magnetizing field. A mobius strip, although it only has one side, still has spatial coordinates. You can always say one part of the strip lies in some spatial (3-D coordinate) relation to other parts of the strip. The one side of the mobius strip would have to switch poles along its length. Nothing says magnetic poles have to be on opposite sides.
2007-08-01 10:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by semdot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋