Abstract
RECENT experiments on arcs in free air have shown that the presence of magnetic fields in the surface of the electrodes greatly influences the arc movement.
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GUILE, A., LEWIS, T. & MEHTA, S. Arc Movement and Electrode Magnetism. Nature 179, 1023–1024 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1791023a0
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