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Tutorial 8 2022

This document contains 6 problems related to vector potentials and magnetic fields. Problem 1 asks to find the vector potential of a coaxial wire. Problem 2 asks to find the vector potential and magnetic field of a finite wire segment. Problem 3 asks to find the vector potential and magnetic field inside a uniformly charged spinning sphere. Problem 4 asks to find the magnetic dipole moment of a spinning spherical shell. Problem 5 asks to calculate the torque on a square loop due to a circular loop. Problem 6 asks about the force on magnetic dipoles in different orientations within a current slab.

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Tutorial 8 2022

This document contains 6 problems related to vector potentials and magnetic fields. Problem 1 asks to find the vector potential of a coaxial wire. Problem 2 asks to find the vector potential and magnetic field of a finite wire segment. Problem 3 asks to find the vector potential and magnetic field inside a uniformly charged spinning sphere. Problem 4 asks to find the magnetic dipole moment of a spinning spherical shell. Problem 5 asks to calculate the torque on a square loop due to a circular loop. Problem 6 asks about the force on magnetic dipoles in different orientations within a current slab.

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PH102

Tutorial 8 (Due on 24 May, 2022)

1. A long hollow coaxial wire has inner radius a and outer radius b. Uniform current
I flows along its inner surface and returns through the outer surface as shown in the
Fig. 1. Find vector potential at a distance s from its axis.
2. Find the magnetic vector potential (A) of a finite segment of straight wire carrying
𝜇0 𝐼
a current I. [Put the wire on the z-axis, from z1 to z2 and use 𝑨 =
4𝜋 ℛ
∫ 𝒅𝒍′ , where
the separation vector 𝓡 = 𝒓 − 𝒓′ . ] Find the corresponding magnetic field B.
3. Find the vector potential and the magnetic field inside a uniformly charged sphere
of charge Q, radius R, rotating at an angular speed of . [Hint: use the result of
Example 5.11 (Griffith)]
4. A spherical shell of radius R, carrying a uniform surface charge , is set spinning
at angular velocity . Find the magnetic dipole moment of the spinning spherical
shell. Show that for points r>R the potential is that of a perfect dipole .
5. Calculate the torque exerted on the square loop shown in Fig. 2, due to the circular
loop (assume r>>a, b).
6. A uniform current density 𝐽 = 𝐽0 𝑧̂ fills a slab straddling the yz plane, from 𝑥 =
−𝑎 𝑡𝑜 𝑥 = +𝑎. A magnetic dipole 𝑚 = 𝑚0 𝑥̂ is situated at the origin (see Fig. 3).
(a) Find the force on the dipole.
(b) Do the same for a dipole pointing in the y direction: m = 𝑚0 𝑦̂ .
(c) In the electrostatic case, the expressions 𝐹 = ∇(𝑝⃗. 𝐸⃗⃗ ) and 𝐹 = (𝑝⃗. ∇ ⃗⃗)𝐸⃗⃗ are
equivalent (prove it), but this is not the case for the magnetic analogues (explain why).
As an example, calculate (𝑚 ⃗⃗)𝐵
⃗⃗⃗. ∇ ⃗⃗ for the configurations in (a) and (b).

Fig. 1 (Prob. 1) Fig. 2. (Prob. 5) Fig. 3 (Prob. 6)

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