@julianzolo It responds to earth's magnetic field just like any freely rotating magnet aligns itself along the field lines of an external magnetic field. Since the vessel has its own intrinsic magnetic field due to the magnets on board (the N-S direction is perpendicular to the channel), this vessel rotates until it is aligned with earth's field.
How do you know it rotates looking for earth´s magnetic field? I have not seen that rotation in any other MHD models.
julianzolo 1 month ago
@julianzolo It responds to earth's magnetic field just like any freely rotating magnet aligns itself along the field lines of an external magnetic field. Since the vessel has its own intrinsic magnetic field due to the magnets on board (the N-S direction is perpendicular to the channel), this vessel rotates until it is aligned with earth's field.
tomneiser 4 weeks ago