Chapter 10: Q10.19P (page 462)
Derive Eq. 10.70. First show that
Short Answer
The value of partial time derivative of the vector potential is
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Chapter 10: Q10.19P (page 462)
Derive Eq. 10.70. First show that
The value of partial time derivative of the vector potential is
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Suppose the current density changes slowly enough that we can (to good approximation) ignore all higher derivatives in the Taylor expansion
(for clarity, I suppress the r-dependence, which is not at issue). Show that a fortuitous cancellation in Eq. 10.38 yields
.
That is: the Biot-Savart law holds, with J evaluated at the non-retarded time. This means that the quasistatic approximation is actually much better than we had any right to expect: the two errors involved (neglecting retardation and dropping the second term in Eq. 10.38 ) cancel one another, to first order.
Question: Suppose a point charge q is constrained to move along the x axis. Show that the fields at points on the axis to the right of the charge are given by
(Do not assume is constant!) What are the fields on the axis to the left of the charge?
Suppose is constant in time, so (Prob. 7.60 ) . Show that
that is, Coulomb’s law holds, with the charge density evaluated at the non-retarded time.
The vector potential for a uniform magnetostatic field is (Prob. 5.25). Show that , in this case, and confirm that Eq. 10.20 yields the correct equation of motion.
Find the (Lorenz gauge) potentials and fields of a time-dependent ideal electric dipole at the origin. (It is stationary, but its magnitude and/or direction are changing with time.) Don't bother with the contact term. [Answer:
Where all the derivatives of are evaluated at the retarded time.]
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