Magnetostatics: UNIT-2
Magnetostatics: UNIT-2
Magnetostatics: UNIT-2
Lecture Notes 26
UNIT-2
Magnetostatics
A steady magnetic field is generated either by a permanent magnet or a constant
current flowing through a conductor. i.e as an electric charge produce an electric field at
its static or resting position, when the charges are in motion, they produce a magnetic
field.
When a magnetic needle is placed near a wire carrying current, the needle
experiences a force depending on the current. Thus it is said that there is a magnetic field
around the wire, the direction of which is taken as the one in which the north seeking pole
of a magnetic needle points.
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B
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Magnetic Flux:
Magnetic flux through the loop is defined as the time integral at the voltage
induced in the loop throughout the interval during which the magnetic field is being
established OR if the magnetic field is already established it is the time integral of
voltage throughout the interval in which the field is being reduced to zero.
t
∴ φ= ± ∫ V dt
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Differentiating is r.t. time
− dφ
∴ V=
dt
Which is called as Faraday,s induction Law. The negative sign indicated that for a right
handed co-ordinate system when the flux is increasing in the positive direction, the
induced voltage will increase with a negative value unit of magnetic flux is ---- Weber.
φ= ∫ B ds
S
n = ∫ B .ds
S
n
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Where Bn is the normal component of B
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µI
∴ B =
2π r
= µH
Where H = I/2πr A/m
∴ B = µH
dl
Idl sin θ
Also dH = A/m
4π r 2
When θ is the angle between the conductor and the line joining the point P to conductor.
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Standard derivations
1. An infinitely long, straight, filamentary current. I along z – axis in cylindrical co-
ordinates is shown in figure. Find the magnetic field intensity at any point.
Z
dz P1
zaz RaR
o P y
ρaρ
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Put z = ρ tanθ
dz = ρ sec2θdθ
at z=∞ ∴ θ = π/2
z = -∞ ∴ θ = -π/2
I π / 2 ρ sec 2 θdθ
2
4π ∫−π / 2 4π ( ρ 2 + ρ 2 tan 2 θ ) 3 / 2
H= aφ
I π /2
4πρ ∫−π / 2
= cos θdθ aφ
I
∴H = aφ
2πρ