Does the electromotive force (always) represent work?

In the literature of Electromagnetism, the electromotive force of a "circuit" is often defined as work done on a unit charge during a complete tour of the latter around the circuit. We explain why this statement cannot be generally regarded as true, although it is indeed true in certain si...

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Main Authors: C. J. Papachristou, A. N. Magoulas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Advanced Electromagnetics 2015-03-01
Series:Advanced Electromagnetics
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Online Access:https://aemjournal.org/index.php/AEM/article/view/257