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A magnetic dipole m⇶Ä=m0z^ is situated at the origin, in an otherwiseuniform magnetic field B⇶Ä=B0z^ . 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.

Short Answer

Expert verified

There exists a spherical surface of radius μ0m02Ï€µþ03, centered at the origin, through which no magnetic field lines pass.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

There is an magnetic dipole m⇶Ä=-m0z^ is situated at the origin, in an uniform magnetic field B⇶Ä=B0z^.

02

Magnetic field due to a dipole

The magnetic field due to a magnetic dipole mâ‡¶Ä is

localid="1658559878707" Bdip=μ0m4Ï€3r[2³¦´Ç²õθr^+²õ¾±²Ôθθ^]

Here, μ0 is the permeability of free space.

03

Net magnetic field near origin

From equation (1), the net magnetic field near the origin is,

B⇶Ä=B0z^+Bdip→=B0z^-μ0m04Ï€r32c0sθr^+sinθθ^

The radial component of this field is,

B⇶Ä.r^=B0cosθ-μ0m04Ï€r32cosθ=B0-μ0m02Ï€r3cosθ

Thus, the net field is zero for any value of θ at radius R where

localid="1657777042303" B0-μ0m02πR3=0R=μ0m02πB33

The field lines are shown in the following figure


Thus, the magnetic field lines are absent in the sphere of radiusμ0m02πB33 .

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