Figure 29-23 shows three circuits, each consisting of two radial lengths and two concentric circular arcs, one of radius r and the other of radius R > r. The circuits have the same current through them and the same angle between the two radial lengths. Rank the circuits according to the magnitude of the net magnetic field at the center, greatest first.
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Question
Figure 29-86 shows a cross section of a hollow cylindrical conductor of radii a and b, carrying a uniformly distributed current i. (a) Show that the magnetic field magnitude B(r) for the radial distance r in the range b < r < a is given by (b) Show that when r = a, this equation gives the magnetic field magnitude B at the surface of a long straight wire carrying current i; when r = b, it gives zero magnetic field; and when b = 0, it gives the magnetic field inside a solid conductor of radius a carrying current i. (c) Assume that a = 2.0 cm, b = 1.8 cm, and i = 100 A, and then plot B(r) for the range 0 < r < 6 cm.
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The first step in solving 29 problem number 85 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Figure 29-86 shows a cross section of a hollow cylindrical conductor of radii a and b, carrying a uniformly distributed current i. (a) Show that the magnetic field magnitude B(r) for the radial distance r in the range b < r < a is given by (b) Show that when r = a, this equation gives the magnetic field magnitude B at the surface of a long straight wire carrying current i; when r = b, it gives zero magnetic field; and when b = 0, it gives the magnetic field inside a solid conductor of radius a carrying current i. (c) Assume that a = 2.0 cm, b = 1.8 cm, and i = 100 A, and then plot B(r) for the range 0 < r < 6 cm.
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