History behind the Gauss linear accelerator

Post date: Oct 5, 2013 5:54:38 AM

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was a well known scientist from Germany. He was born on April 30,1977 in Brunswick,

Germany. He was a German mathematician, considered to be one of the greatest in history. Gauss published over 150 works. He also

had many important contributions to separate areas of mathematics such as statistics, geometry, and number theories. He is most

known for his development and study of electromagnetism formulas.

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss even had his own Law: Gauss's Law. Gauss's law was very similar to other laws associated with science

and mathematics such as gauss's law for magnetism and gauss's law for gravity. Gauss's Law is inversely related to Newton's law

of gravity and coulomb's law. Gauss's law is also associated with Ampere's law, which deals with magnetism. Gauss's law stated:

The net Outward normal electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the total electric charge enclosed within the closed surface.

. The point of this demonstration is to show

and test the magnetic fields in a contraption called the Gauss Linear Accelerator or Gauss Rifle. This project uses formulas and

incorporates many aspects from Gauss and his study of electromagnetism. Without Gauss's study of electromagnetism and

magnetic accelerators, this project would not have been possible to construct.