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(a) By whatever means you can think of (short of looking it up), find the vector potential a distance from an infinite straight wire carrying a current . Check that ∇.A=0and ∇×A=B.

(b) Find the magnetic potential inside the wire, if it has radius R and the current is uniformly distributed.

Short Answer

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(a) The vector potential is-μ0I2Ï€Ins/azÁåœ and ∇.A=0and∇×A=B is proved.

(b) The magnetic potential inside the wire arerole="math" localid="1657597460087" -μ0I4Ï€¸é2s2-R2zÁåœ for s≤Rand-μ0I2Ï€Ins/RzÁåœ fors≥R respectively.

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01

Identification of the given data

The given data is listed below as:

  • The current carries by the wire is I,
  • The radius of the wire is R,
02

Significance of the magnetostatics

The magnetostatics is described as the study of the magnetic fields where the currents do not change with time. In the study of magnetostatics, the charges are kept stationary.

03

(a) Determination of the vector potential and proving the equations

It has been observed that the vector potentialAis parallel to the current I, and it is a function of the wire’s distance that is s.

The equation of the cylindrical coordinates is expressed as:

A=AszÁåœ

Here,zis the unit vector in the z axis.

The equation of the magnetic field is expressed as:

B=∇×A …(¾±)

Here, Bis the magnetic field and ∇is the curl.

The equation of the magnetic field can also be expanded as:

B=-∂A∂sÏ•Áåœ=μ0I2Ï€²õÏ•Áåœ

Substitute the above value in the equation (i).

Ar=-μ0I2Ï€Ins/azÁåœ

Hence, the equation (i) can also be written as:

∇×A=-∂Az∂sÏ•Áåœ=μ0I2Ï€²õÏ•Áåœ=B

The equation of the dot product of the curl and the vector potential can be expressed as:

∇.A=∂Az∂z=0

Thus, the vector potential is -μ0I2Ï€Ins/azÁåœand∇.A=0 and∇×A=B is proved.

04

(b) Determination of the magnetic potential inside the wire

The equation of the magnetic field is expressed as:

∮B.dl=B2Ï€²õ …(¾±¾±)

Here,Bis the magnetic field,sis the distance from the wire and dlis the increase in the length.

The above equation can also be written as:

B2Ï€²õ=μ0Ienc=μ0JÏ€²õ2=μ01Ï€¸é2Ï€²õ2=μ0Is2R2

Hence, the equation (ii) can be written as:

∮B.dl=μ0Is2R2B=μ0Is2R2Ï•Áåœ

The above equation can be written in terms of the magnetic potential.

∂A∂s=-μ0I2Ï€sR2A=-μ0I4Ï€¸é2s2-b2zÁåœ

Here, Ais the magnetic potential.

As the magnetic potential must be continuous at the radius of the wire, then the equation can be expressed as:

-μ0IÏ€InR/a=-μ0I4Ï€¸é2R2-b2

Hence, the magnetic potential has two values such as -μ0I4Ï€¸é2s2-R2zÁåœfor s≤Rand-μ0I2Ï€Ins/R2zÁåœ for s≥R.

Thus, the magnetic potential inside the wire are-μ0I4Ï€¸é2s2-R2zÁåœ fors≤R and-μ0I2Ï€Ins/R2zÁåœ fors≥R respectively.

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