Due: 1391/8/28

Engineering Electromagnetics

Homework 7

1-() Find the magnetic eld intensity on the axis of a solenoid in terms of 1 and 2 as shown in Fig. 1. The
solenoid has n turns per unit length.
y
y1 + a
very thin
strip conductor
carrying
current I

R2

I
R2

R1
2

2
1

z=0
R1
y1

Figure 1: solenoid in problem 1

Figure 2: metal strip in problem 2

2-An innitely long and very thin conducting strip carries steady current I which is uniformly distributed on
the strip. Find the magnetic eld at an arbitrary point in terms of 1 , 2 , R1 , and R2 as shown in Fig. 2. The
width of strip is a.
= B0 x
= E0 z exist together. A particle
3-Assume a uniform magnetic eld B
and a uniform electric eld E
with mass m and charge Q at rest is released from the origin. What path it will follow? What happens if the
= E0 x
electric and magnetic elds are in the same direction, for example E
?
4-() Prove that the magnetic force between two closed circuits follows the Newtons third law. Assume
currents I1 and I2 ow in two arbitrary shape closed loops and show that F12 = F21 .
5-A uniform surface charge with density s is distributed on a washer-shaped disk with inner radius = a
and outer radius = b as shown in Fig. 3. The disk is spinning with angular velocity rad/s around the z-axis.
on the z-axis.
Calculate the magnetic eld B

y
z
+I
a

Figure 3: rotating charged disk in problem 5

Figure 4: coaxial cable with irregular shield in problem 8

6-() Use Biot-Savart law to calculate the magnetic eld of a surface current Js = nI A/m which is owing
on the surface of an innite cylinder with radius = a (ideal solenoid). You may choose a xed observation point
at r = (x, 0, 0).
7-A charged cylinder with radius a and charge density v = k2 is spinning around its axis with angular
velocity rad/sec. Find the magnetic eld in space.
8-() As shown in Fig. 4, the inner surface of the outer conductor in a coaxial cable is o-centered by a vector
d with respect to the axis of the cable. The cable carries current I and it is uniformly distributed both in the
Amir Borji

Sharif University of Technology

Due: 1391/8/28

Engineering Electromagnetics

Homework 7

center conductor and the shield. Find the magnetic force per unit length exerted upon the inner conductor. Hint:
First you must nd the magnetic eld due to the shield (outer conductor) and then calculate the force on the
center conductor using the Amperes force law.
9-An innite slab of current with thickness 2a (|y| a) carries the current density J = (1 |y|/a)
z . Find the
magnetic eld in space using Amperes circuital law. Repeat the problem if J = y/a z.
inside the leaky spherical capacitor shown in Fig. 5. The space between
10-Find the magnetic ux density B
the concentric spheres is lled with an imperfect dielectric whose conductivity is .

V0

I0

B
J
+

V0
Figure 5: Leaky capacitor in problem 10

Figure 6: electrons coming o the cathode in problem 11

11-() Two parallel plane conductors are held at potential dierence V0 and the negative plate (cathode) is
= B z is applied parallel
heated and emits electrons with charge e < 0 and mass m. A uniform magnetic eld B
to the plates. Assuming the electrons leave the cathode with negligible velocity, under what condition no electron
will reach the positive (anode) plate? Hint: use the result of problem 3.
12-Find the magnetic force between an equilateral triangle carrying current I2 and a long straight wire carrying
current I1 as shown below. The triangle and the wire are in the same plane.

a
I2

I1

() Starred problems are not mandatory and will not be marked.

Amir Borji

Sharif University of Technology