Interaction between charges with Weber's electrodynamics

• Grant number: 11/20327-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: André Koch Torres de Assis
• Grantee: Alexandre Gomes Pinto
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project, the main aspects of Weber's electrodynamics will be analyzed. Initially, the general theory will be studied utilizing some books and articles related to this subject. After this initial study, we will be analyzed the problem of two charges interacting with one another according to Weber's force. It will be considered the particular situation in which the motions are restricted to the straight line connecting the two charges and also the general situation in which they orbit around one another. Circuit theory will also be studied according to Weber's law. We will also research Weber's planetary model of the atom. Beyond the analytical and numerical calculations, there will be made graphics illustrating the behavior of the charges in these situations, together with figures which will represent the cases under study.(AU)