Post #198653

2026-01-31 16:11 UTC

Hi I would like to understand electromagnetic based mass drivers and any kind of electromagnetic balistic system. If any of yall have some nice sources or would be willing to spend some time introducing me to the subject, i’'d be more than happy.

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@Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 2026-01-31 18:21

Are you trying to build one, interested in the specifics of the electromagnetics, or just looking for a general overview? Lots of difference between a wiki level overview, the physics involved, or the engineering behind making a theoretical item function in reality.

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@leftascenter@jlai.lu 2026-01-31 21:33

Try to follow the references on this one. There are others that went through this at uni https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388051133_Electromagnetic_Railguns_and_Coil_Guns_Comprehensive_Analysis_of_Physical_Principles_and_Applications_and_Experimental_Improvements

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@polotype@lemmy.ml 2026-01-31 17:39

It ain't much but it's honest contrivbution, thx

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@polotype@lemmy.ml 2026-01-31 19:20

Oki, thx for the pointer ;)

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@bouh@lemmy.world 2026-01-31 19:07

The two theoric basis for that are the Maxwell equations and the electromagnetic force equation. It should not be overly difficult to process that. But after that, it's engineering, and there there are many, many moving parts.

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