SOLUTIONS TO ASSIGNMENT 7

P.6-17 The magnetic flux density B for an infinitely long cylindrical conductor has been found
in Example 6-1. Determine the vector magnetic potential A both inside and outside the
conductor from the relation B = ∇ × A

From Example 6-1,

r r μ Ir
B1 = aφ o 2 for r ≤ b (1)
2π b
r r μI
B2 = aφ o for r ≥ b (2)
2π r
r r r r ⎛ ∂A ∂A ⎞ r ∂A
B = ∇ × A ⇒ B = aφ ⎜ r − z ⎟ = − aφ z (3)
⎝ ∂z ∂r ⎠ ∂r
r

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(since, from symmetry A does not vary along z )

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From (1) and (3),
r r ⎡ μ Ir 2 ⎤

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A1 = az ⎢ − o 2 + c1 ⎥ for 0 ≤ r ≤ b
⎣ 4π b
rs e
⎦
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From (2) and (3)
r r ⎡ μI ⎤
A2 = az ⎢ − o ln r + c2 ⎥ for r ≥ b
⎣ 2π ⎦
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The two constants of integration are related.

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r r μI
At r = b, A1 = A2 ⇒ C2 = o ( 2 ln b − 1) + C1
4π
r r ⎡ μo I ⎛ ⎛ r ⎞ ⎞ ⎤
2
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∴ A2 = az ⎢ − ⎜⎜ ln ⎜ ⎟ + 1⎟⎟ + c1 ⎥ for r ≥ b
⎢⎣ 4π ⎝ ⎝ b ⎠ ⎠ ⎥⎦
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P.6-26 A ferromagnetic sphere of radius b is magnetized uniformly with a magnetization

r r
M = az M o .
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r r
(a) Determine the equivalent magnetization current densities J m and J ms
Th

(b) Determine the magnetic flux density at the center of the sphere.

(a)
r r
Jm = ∇ × M = 0
r r r r r r r r
J ms = M × aR = az M o × aR = ( aR cos θ − aθ sin θ ) M o × aR
r
= aφ M o sin θ

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 (b) Consider a differential loop of radius b sin θ along the surface of the sphere as shown in the
figure below. The current along this loop is J ms b dθ .

θ b

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The magnetic flux density at a point P on the axis of a loop of radius b carrying a current I has

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been derived in Example 6-6 (Eq. 6-38) as below.

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r r μo Ib 2
(T )
B = az
rs e
2 ( z 2 + b2 )
3/ 2
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Where, z is the distance of the point P from the center of the loop along the axis.
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The above expression can be used to find the magnetic flux density at center of the sphere due to
aC s

the differential loop. The current is J ms b dθ , radius is b sin θ and the distance from the center of
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the differential loop to the center of the sphere is b cos θ .

r r μo ( J ms b dθ )( b sin θ )2
dB = az (T )
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2 ( b2 )
3/ 2
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r μ M
= az o o sin 3 θ (T )
2
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r r r μ M π
B = ∫ dB = az o o ∫ sin 3 θ dθ
Th

2 0
r 2 2 r
= az μo M o = μo M (T )
3 3

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