Coffeeshop Physics
by Jim Pivarski

Magnetodynamics
Needs Unity Web Player to run: click to install

Download the documentation

Beam through Solenoid

The camera and a particle beam are looking down the barrel of a solenoid (made of wires wrapped around a toilet paper roll). You can see how the magnetic field twists the beam into a spiral.

Interactivity

None. Enjoy the show.

Details

The documentation walks you through the process of building each of the tutorials and includes assets (graphics and GameObjects) for all of the demos.

Tabletop Experiments Van de Graaff Demo Ball magnets Sun and Earth
Flying Wrenches Hovering Magnet Beam through Solenoid Geomagnetism Antimatter in a Penning Trap