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Question: An infinite wire carrying a constant current in the direction is moving in the direction at a constant speed . Find the electric field, in the quasistatic approximation, at the instant the wire coincides with the axis (Fig. 7.54).

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The expression for the electric field at the instant the wire coincides with axis is -μ0Ivsinϕ2πs.

Step by step solution

01

Write the given data from the question.

The constant current in the wire is I.

The constant speed is v

02

Determine the formulas to calculate the electric field

The expression for the magnetic field is given as follows.

∫B·dl=μ0I

Here, is the differential length and is the free space permeability.

The expression for differential form of the maxwell’s equation is given as follows.

∇×E=-∂B∂t …… (1)

The expression for the quasistatic approximation in the wire is given as follows.

B=(μ0I2πs)ϕ^

Here, Ï• is the angle between the direction of the magneti field and axis.

03

Calculate the electric field.

Form the figure,7.54,

cosϕ=xssinϕ=yss=x2+y2

The magnetic field in the cartesian system is given by,

B=μ0I2πs-sinϕx^+cosϕy^

Substitute xsforcosϕandysforsinϕinto above equation.

B=μ0I2πs-ysx^+xsy^B=μ0I2π-yx^+xy^s2

Substitutex2+y2 for into above equation.

B=μ0I2π-yx^+xy^x2+y2

The current carrying wire is moving in the direction, therefore the displacement along direction isy→y-vt

B=μ0I2π-y-vtx^+xy^x2+y-vt2

Calculate the curl of the electric field.

Substituteμ0I2π-y-vtx^+xy^x2+y-vt2 for B into equation (1).

∇×E=-∂∂tμ0I2π-y-vtx^+xy^x2+y-vt2∇×E=μ0I2πvx^x2+y-vt2--y-vtx^+xy^-2vy-vtx2+y-vt22∇×E=μ0I2πvx^x2+y-vt2+2v-y-vtx^+xy^y-vtx2+y-vt22

At t = 0 the curl of the electric field would be zero that means the above expression would be zero.

∇×E=μ0I2πvx^x2+y-v02+2v-y-v0x^+xy^y-v0x2+y-v022∇×E=μ0I2πvx^x2+y2+2v-yx^+xy^yx2+y22∇×E=μ0Iv2πx^x2+y2+2-y2x^+xyy^x2+y22

Change the above expression from the cartesian coordinates to cylindrical coordinates.

∇×E=μ0Iv2πs2cosϕs^+sinϕϕ^

The expression for the electric field in the cylindrical coordinate is given by,

Es,ϕ=Ess,ϕs^+Eϕs,ϕϕ^+Ezs,ϕz^

The divergence of the electric field is zero and curl of electric field is goes to zero at the large value of the s. Therefore, the expression of divergence of electric field is given by,

∇·E=1s∂sEs∂s+1s∂Eϕ∂s∇·E=0

The expression for the curl of electrical field along the direction.

∇×Es=1s∂Ez∂ϕ∇×Es=-μ0Iv2πs2cosϕ

The expression for the curl of electrical field along the direction.

∇×Eϕ=∂Ez∂s∇×Eϕ=-μ0Iv2πs2sinϕ

The expression for the curl of electrical field along the direction.

∇×Ez=1s∂Ez∂s-∂Es∂ϕ∇×Ez=0

The first and last term of the curl of electric field is satisfied if and

The middle two expression satisfied,

Ez=-μ0Ivsinϕ2πs

Hence the expression for the electric field at the instant the wire coincide with axis is .

-μ0Ivsinϕ2πs

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