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Spring 2014

PHYS 421 (Griths 3rd or 4th edition) Assignment 2

Work through these problems in preparation for the tutorial on 21 January. 1. Griths 3rd or 4th edition problem 8.1. Using the Poynting vector to calculate power transmission down a coax cable and down a transmission line. Assume that the two conductors in each case are separated by vacuum. 2. Griths 3rd or 4th edition problem 8.2. Verifying energy conservation during capacitor charging - Induced elds, Poynting vector. 3. Griths 3rd edition problem 8.9 or 4th edition problem 8.13. Poynting vector, solenoids, Faradays law. In part (b) for the magnetic eld due to the current in the ring you can use the result of example 5.6. 4. Griths 3rd edition problem 8.15 or 4th edition problem 8.23. Do part(a) ONLY. Poynting vector, and energy density in materials. Your starting point for this problem is equation 8.6 with J replaced by Jf ree . With this replacement dW dt becomes the rate at which the elds do work on only the free charges.

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