Railgun

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The Main Idea

A railgun uses the principles of electromagnetics to create a weapon out of a conducting rod which is accelerated using the Lorentz Force in order to make the rod a projectile.

Schematic diagram of a railgun

A Mathematical Model

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The Lorentz Force is the primary component in creating a railgun and is best know by the formula below: [math]\displaystyle{ {F} = I\int \mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell}\times{B} }[/math]

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