Chapter 5: Q5.30P (page 249)
Use the results of Ex. to find the magnetic field inside a solid sphere, of uniform charge density and radius , that is rotating at a constant angular velocity
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The magnetic field inside a solid sphere is .
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Chapter 5: Q5.30P (page 249)
Use the results of Ex. to find the magnetic field inside a solid sphere, of uniform charge density and radius , that is rotating at a constant angular velocity
The magnetic field inside a solid sphere is .
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In calculating the current enclosed by an Amperian loop, one must,in general, evaluate an integral of the form
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I worked out the multipole expansion for the vector potential of a line current because that's the most common type, and in some respects the easiest to handle. For a volume current :
(a) Write down the multipole expansion, analogous to Eq. 5.80.
(b) Write down the monopole potential, and prove that it vanishes.
(c) Using Eqs. 1.107 and 5.86, show that the dipole moment can be written
Find and sketch the trajectory of the particle in Ex. 5.2, if it starts at
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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.)
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