Chapter 5: Q5.24P (page 248)
What current density would produce the vector potential, (where is a constant), in cylindrical coordinates?
Short Answer
The current density is .
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Chapter 5: Q5.24P (page 248)
What current density would produce the vector potential, (where is a constant), in cylindrical coordinates?
The current density is .
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Consider the motion of a particle with mass m and electric charge in the field of a (hypothetical) stationary magnetic monopole at the origin:
(a) Find the acceleration of , expressing your answer in terms of localid="1657533955352" , , , r (the position of the particle), and (its velocity).
(b) Show that the speed is a constant of the motion.
(c) Show that the vector quantity
is a constant of the motion. [Hint: differentiate it with respect to time, and prove-using the equation of motion from (a)-that the derivative is zero.]
(d) Choosing spherical coordinates localid="1657534066650" , with the polar (z) axis along ,
(i) calculate , localid="1657533121591" and show that is a constant of the motion (so moves on the surface of a cone-something Poincare first discovered in 1896;
(ii) calculate , and show that the magnitude of is
;
(iii) calculate , show that
,
and determine the constant k .
(e) By expressing in spherical coordinates, obtain the equation for the trajectory, in the form
(that is: determine the function ).
(t) Solve this equation for .
A plane wire loop of irregular shape is situated so that part of it is in a uniform magnetic field B (in Fig. 5.57 the field occupies the shaded region, and points perpendicular to the plane of the loop). The loop carries a current I. Show that the net magnetic force on the loop is, whereis the chord subtended. Generalize this result to the case where the magnetic field region itself has an irregular shape. What is the direction of the force?

(a) Check that Eq. 5.65 is consistent with Eq. 5.63, by applying the divergence.
(b) Check that Eq. 5.65 is consistent with Eq. 5.47, by applying the curl.
(c) Check that Eq. 5.65 is consistent with Eq. 5.64, by applying the Laplacian.
A uniformly charged solid sphere of radius carries a total charge , and is set spinning with angular velocityabout the axis.
(a) What is the magnetic dipole moment of the sphere?
(b) Find the average magnetic field within the sphere (see Prob. 5.59).
(c) Find the approximate vector potential at a point where .
(d) Find the exact potential at a point outside the sphere, and check that it is consistent with (c). [Hint: refer to Ex. 5.11.]
(e) Find the magnetic field at a point (r, B) inside the sphere (Prob. 5.30), and check that it is consistent with (b).
Analyze the motion of a particle (charge , mass ) in the magnetic field of a long straight wire carrying a steady current .
(a) Is its kinetic energy conserved?
(b) Find the force on the particle, in cylindrical coordinates, with along the axis.
(c) Obtain the equations of motion.
(d) Suppose is constant. Describe the motion.
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