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Does plasma generate a magnetic field?

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Do Plasma generate a magnetic field of their own ? Can they cause electromagnetic induction?? For example if a hydrogen plasma is ionized and its electrons removed.. And the protons accelerated through coils(With the help of electromagnets) would it generate electricity in these coils? read more

But the particles are moving in random directions so their magnetic fields would cancel when added. So, there won’t be any net magnetic field produced. However, if there is a collective motion in plasma particles, it may produce net magnetic field. So one will have to induce collective motion in the plasma to have net magnetic field produced. read more

Yes they can if there are currents (i.e., Equation 1) in the observation frame of reference or a time-varying electric field (i.e., the displacement current). read more

Plasmas are generally electrically neutral, globally and locally. I'm not sure what happens if you apply an electric field to a plasma, not much I would think. When moving charges hit magnetic field lines at an angle, their motion perpendicular to the lines is converted to rotational motion around the field lines. read more

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