The Open Universit y of Sri Lanka

Depart ment of Elect rical and Comput er Engineering

ECX6241 Field Theory

Assignment 1 2011/ 2012

Answ er al l quest i on s.

Q1.
a) Expl ai n wh at a conser vat i ve f i l ed mean ?
b) If a scal ar f i eld i s gi ven by ( r, 0, z) = r si n 0 + r cos 0 + z , eval u at e t h e li ne i nt egr al of
F = f r om [1,
n
2
, 0 t o [1,
n
2
,
n
2
alon g a pat h con t ai ni ng of a st r ai ght lin e b et w een t wo poi nt s.

Q2.
a) How can you t r ansf o r m a doubl e i nt egr al o r a sur f ace i nt egr al i nt o a l in e i nt egr al ?
b) An el ect r i c f i el d i s gi ven b y E = 7x
2
i + 6xy ] + 8zy
2
k . Ver i f y t he St okes s t h eo r em f or t h e
ab ove el ect r i c f i el d f or t h e f l at sur f ace i n t he xy p lane bou nd ed by ( 0 ,0,0) , ( 0 ,2,0) , ( 2,0 ,0) ,
( 2,2,0) .

Q3. Co mput e t he f l ux t hr ough t he par ab ol i c cyl inder S: y = x
2
, 0 x 2 , 0 z 3 i f t he el ect r i c
f i el d i s gi ven by E = 3z
2
i + 6 ] + 6xy k .

Q4.
(a) St at e Coulo mb s l aw f o r el ect r o st at i c char ges.
(b) Using Cou lomb s l aw, det er mi n e t he f undament al uni t s of t he per mi t t i vi t y of f r ee space.
(c) Show t h at t he el ect r i c po t en t i al cau sed at a d ist an ce r = R by a l ong, t hin t r ansmi ssi o n li ne of
r ad ius o < R, wi t h a r ef er ence zer o po t en t ial at r = R
0
and car r yi ng a charge q C/ m, i s
=
q
2ne
l n
R
R
0

Q5.
(a) The cen t er conduct o r of a co axi al cabl e car r ies a cur r ent I
0
i n t h e + u
z
di r ect i on (o ut of t h e
page) an d t h i s cu r r en t r et ur n in t h e out er con duct o r . Cal culat e t h e magnet i c f l ux densi t y bot h
w i t hi n t h e co axi al cabl e and i n t h e r egi on ext er nal t o t he o ut er conduct o r .
(b) Cal cul at e t h e capaci t ance of a coaxi al cab l e whose l en gt h i s Az and i t consi st s o f a cyli ndr i cal
met al l i c r od whose r ad ius i s o and it i s sur r ounded concent r i cal l y wi t h a met all i c sl eeve w hose
r ad ius i s b. Ther e i s a di el ect r i c mat er i al separ at i ng t h e t wo con duct i ng sur f aces and i t h as a
r el at i ve di el ect r i c con st ant e

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