Re: Inductance and the acceleration of charge

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I second that statement! It is the "bible" for inductance 
calculations. I got my copy after Pauls work with the TSSP and Geotc 
(because I wanted to understand "how" Paul pulled Grover into Geotc 
from a code writing perspective). I had to figure out the 
interpolation method which is something I had not done before, but 
after I understood, it all worked out perfect. I still remember the 
grin on my face when I used a pencil and paper on the first 
calculation I had selected. It amazes me how much time and effort 
must have been made to derive the tables and methods for such a 
dynamic array of geometry.

Take care,
Bart"

    I first used it when I got my TRS-80 back in 1978 and wanted to 
create a TC design program of my own.  I had fun with the mutual 
inductance lookup tables and figuring how to interpolate them but 
finally got it working fine and have been using the basic program 
ever since.  As for the work in the tables, I agree.  They are based 
on Bureau of Standards work going back to the turn of the 20th 
century and which was based on even earlier work.  Not only were 
fellers smart in those days but they also had lots of energy!  Same 
goes for the guys who figured out planetary orbits in the 1700's 
without any math or trig tables.  Hard to imagine how long some of 
their calculations must have taken.

    These days it's easy to go find someone else's program ready to 
run and plug numbers into it but I wonder how many guys make mistakes 
because they don't have a feel for the fundamentals involved.

Ed