ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I

Homework set #10: Magnetic Fields in Matter I

Problem # 10.1 :
Calculate the torque exerted on the square loop shown in the figure, due to the circular
loop. Assume that r is much larger than a or b. ¢. the 1Jare loop is free to rotate, what
will its equilibrium orientation be?

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r

Problem # 10.2 :
Derive F = 'V'(m · B), assuming the dipole is an infinitesimal square of side E, as shown in
the figure. A current I circulates along the loop. Choose the axes as shown in the figure
and calculate
F =I !(di x B)

along each of the four sides. Expand B in a Taylor series, e.g.

B = B(O, E, z) ~ aBI
B(O, 0, z) + E -
8Y (0,0,z)
.

z
I
E ~

E y
x

I,
Problem # 10.3 :
An infinitely long circular cylinder carries a uniform magnetization M parallel to its axis.
Find the magnetic field (due to M) inside and outside the cylinder.

Problem # 10.4 :
A long circular cylinder of radius R carries a magnetization M = ks 2 (/;, where k is a
constant, s is the distance from the axis, and ¢ is the usual azimuthal unit vector (see
figure). Find the magnetic field due to M, for points inside and outside the cylinder.

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y
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Problem # 10.5 :
An infinitely long cylinder of radius R carries a "frozen-in" magnetization, parallel to the
axis,
M = ksz,

where k is a constant and s is the distance from the axis; there is no free current anywhere.
Find the magnetic field inside and outside the cylinder by two different methods:
(a) Locate first all bound currents and then calculate the field they produce.
(b) Use Ampere's law in the form

f H · dl = If enc ,

to find H, and then get B from

H= J:_B-M.
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This second method is much faster and avoids any explicit reference to the bound
currents.