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How exactly do eddy currents slow down objects moving though a magnetic field

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When a pendulum made of a conducting material moves through a magnetic field, it's a well-established fact that it experiences a retarding force, thus slowing it down, however, I'm unable to understand why this takes place, as expected the magnetic field doesn't retard it(one can verify the same via the right hand rule). Is this because of an induced electric field, if so, how can one find the direction of this field?

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This is my first post on codidact, so I'm not very familiar with the rules here, if anyone closes or ... (1 comment)
This is my first post on codidact, so I'm not very familiar with the rules here, if anyone closes or ...
esrdtfghjk‭ wrote over 1 year ago

This is my first post on codidact, so I'm not very familiar with the rules here, if anyone closes or downvotes this, please tell me why, so that I can improve in future posts.