Timeline for Do multiple permanent magnets aggregated together approach the same strength as a single magnet of the same size?
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| Dec 13, 2011 at 18:27 | comment | added | Matt Chambers | It was tough to decide which answer to accept. Thanks to all of you. I went with Omar because he came back to respond to my question. | |
| Dec 13, 2011 at 18:25 | vote | accept | Matt Chambers | ||
| Dec 13, 2011 at 0:23 | comment | added | Omar | @MattChambers The fact that there is a finite gap between any two magnets in a stack means you are introducing a distance from a magnet which otherwise would not be there. Magnetic fields, from a dipole, drop off as the cube of the distance so even small distances can end up playing a role. | |
| Dec 12, 2011 at 22:40 | comment | added | Matt Chambers | So the magnetic material at the center of a single magnet will not be affected the same way the magnets in the center of an equally sized magnet cluster will be? | |
| Dec 12, 2011 at 22:37 | history | answered | Omar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |