How Japan's Maglev Train Works

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References:
[1]https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1631263/FULLTEXT01.pdf
[2]https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ki-Chan-Kim/publication/3111983_Review_of_Maglev_train_technologies/links/570391ea08aedbac12706f29/Review-of-Maglev-train-technologies.pdf
[3]https://sites.pitt.edu/~budny/papers/8151.pdf
[4]https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-387-27533-9_84#:~:text=The%20superconducting%20coils%20of%20the,system%20of%20the%20maglev%20vehicles.
[5]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196890414004300
[6]https://www.czechtrafo.cz/en/cores/trends-in-development-of-magnetic-circuit/
[7]https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/908938
[8]https://scmaglev.jr-central-global.com/about/emergency/
[9]https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/119914
[10]https://www.energy.gov/articles/how-maglev-works#:~:text=The%20magnets%20employed%20are%20superconducting,suspend%20and%20propel%20a%20train.
[11]https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/rpa-org/pdfs/Where-HSR-Works-Best.pdf
[12]https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1293705
[13]https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/maglev-bullet-train
[14]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328733747_Energy_Consumption_of_Track-Based_High-Speed_Transportation_Systems_Maglev_Technologies_in_Comparison_with_Steel-Wheel-Rail
[19]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen#Development_overview

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