Inductance
Mutual Inductance
Consider two nearby coils. As a current changes in one coil, the magnetic flux through the other coil changes. This causes an induced emf (voltage) in the second coil.
We describe this situation as the mutual inductance of the two coils. The voltage induced in the other coil is
and
It turns out there is great symmetry and M = M12 = M21.
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