To summarize:
1. The solenoid is supplied with an AC voltage.
2. Produces an AC magnetic field out of the page
3. Exerts an AC magnetic force on the Nb-Plate that's placed just outside of one end of the solenoid
4. There is a fluid circulating in the torus, with angular momentum L in the z-direction (out of the page)
5. What is the torque exerted on L due to the oscillating Nb-plate which forces the torus to oscillate with it?
Directions: ∅ (Left-right), θ (In-Out of page)
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I'm not sure how they got an extra θ0 term in their torque about ∅. I know in small oscillations, the magnitude of change in L is
ΔL ≈ θ0L
Alternatively, considering change within half a period = T/2:
ΔL/Δt = 2θ0L/T = 2fθ0L
which also doesn't match their expression..
1. The solenoid is supplied with an AC voltage.
2. Produces an AC magnetic field out of the page
3. Exerts an AC magnetic force on the Nb-Plate that's placed just outside of one end of the solenoid
4. There is a fluid circulating in the torus, with angular momentum L in the z-direction (out of the page)
5. What is the torque exerted on L due to the oscillating Nb-plate which forces the torus to oscillate with it?
Directions: ∅ (Left-right), θ (In-Out of page)


I'm not sure how they got an extra θ0 term in their torque about ∅. I know in small oscillations, the magnitude of change in L is
ΔL ≈ θ0L
Alternatively, considering change within half a period = T/2:
ΔL/Δt = 2θ0L/T = 2fθ0L
which also doesn't match their expression..