Chapter 5: Q33P (page 251)
Prove Eq. 5.78, using Eqs. 5.63, 5.76, and 5.77. [Suggestion: I'd set up Cartesian coordinates at the surface, with Z perpendicular to the surface and X parallel to the current.]
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The equation 5.78 is proved.
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Chapter 5: Q33P (page 251)
Prove Eq. 5.78, using Eqs. 5.63, 5.76, and 5.77. [Suggestion: I'd set up Cartesian coordinates at the surface, with Z perpendicular to the surface and X parallel to the current.]
The equation 5.78 is proved.
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(a) Complete the proof of Theorem 2, Sect. 1.6.2. That is, show that any divergenceless vector field F can be written as the curl of a vector potential . What you have to do is find and such that (i) ; (ii) ; and (iii) . Here's one way to do it: Pick , and solve (ii) and (iii) for and . Note that the "constants of integration" are themselves functions of y and z -they're constant only with respect to x. Now plug these expressions into (i), and use the fact that to obtain
(b) By direct differentiation, check that the you obtained in part (a) satisfies . Is divergenceless? [This was a very asymmetrical construction, and it would be surprising if it were-although we know that there exists a vector whose curl is F and whose divergence is zero.]
(c) As an example, let . Calculate , and confirm that . (For further discussion, see Prob. 5.53.)
Suppose you have two infinite straight line charges, a distance d apart, moving along at a constant speed (Fig. 5.26). How great would have tobe in order for the magnetic attraction to balance the electrical repulsion? Work out the actual number. Is this a reasonable sort of speed?

The magnetic field on the axis of a circular current loop (Eq. 5.41) is far from uniform (it falls off sharply with increasing z). You can produce a more nearly uniform field by using two such loops a distanced apart (Fig. 5.59).
(a) Find the field (B) as a function of , and show that is zero at the point midway between them
(b) If you pick d just right, the second derivative ofwill also vanish at the midpoint. This arrangement is known as a Helmholtz coil; it's a convenient way of producing relatively uniform fields in the laboratory. Determine such that
at the midpoint, and find the resulting magnetic field at the center.
A magnetic dipole is situated at the origin, in an otherwiseuniform magnetic field . Show that there exists a spherical surface, centered at the origin, through which no magnetic field lines pass. Find the radius of this sphere, and sketch the field lines, inside and out.
(a) Prove that the average magnetic field, over a sphere of radius R, due to steady currents inside the sphere, is
where is the total dipole moment of the sphere. Contrast the electrostatic result, Eq. 3.105. [This is tough, so I'll give you a start:
Write as , and apply Prob. 1.61(b). Now put in Eq. , and do the surface integral first, showing that
(b) Show that the average magnetic field due to steady currents outside the sphere is the same as the field they produce at the center.
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