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Electromagnetics:
Electromagnetic Field Theory
Magnetostatic Boundary
Conditions
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Outline
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Deriving Boundary Conditions
Just like was done for electrostatic fields, the boundary conditions for magnetostatic
fields will be derived using Maxwell’s equations in integral form.
I H d Boundary conditions for tangential
magnetic fields.
L
B ds
0 Boundary conditions for normal
magnetic fields.
S
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Boundary Conditions for
Tangential Components
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Analysis Setup
1 1 Let’s examine the interface between two
materials with a surface current at the
interface.
H1,n
H1 K
H1,t We wish to examine the relation between
magnetic fields on either side of the
H 2,t
n̂12
H 2,n H2 interface, so that if one is known the other
can be calculated.
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Derivation of Tangential BCs
1 1 Apply the following integral to a closed
path spanning some section of the
interface.
H1,n
H1 K I H d
H1,t a
L
b
d b
0 c
H 2,t
n̂12 h K w H d H d H d
H 2,n H2 w c
a b 0
d
0 a
H d H d H d
c d 0
h h
H1,t w H1,n H 2,n
2 2
h h
2 2 H 2,t w H 2,n
2
H1,n
2
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Derivation of Tangential BCs
1 1 Cancel like terms with opposite sign.
h h
K w H1,t w H1,n H 2,n
H1,n 2 2
H1
H1,t K a h h
H 2,t w H 2,n H1,n
b 2 2
H 2,t n̂12
d
h
H 2,n H2 w c H1,t w H 2,t w
K H1,t H 2,t
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Derivation of Tangential BCs
1 1 Apply the constitutive relation to get the
boundary condition for 𝐵.
H
H1,n
H1
H1,t K a 1 H 2 ˆ
n12 K
b
H 2,t n̂12
d
h B1 B2
H 2,n H2 w c
nˆ12 K
1 2
2 2
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Derivation of Tangential BCs
1 1 In the absence of a surface current 𝐾, the
boundary conditions reduce to
H1,n
H1
H1,t K a
H1,t H 2,t
b
H 2,t n̂12
d
h
H 2,n H2 w c
B1,t B2,t
1 2
2 2
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Boundary Conditions for
Normal Components
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Derivation of Normal BCs
1 1 Apply the following surface integral to a
pillbox spanning the interface.
B1,n S B ds
0
B1
B1,t
S
B2,t Separate the closed‐surface integral into
h
B2,n B2 three separate surface integrals.
0 B ds B ds B ds
top bottom sides
2 2
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Derivation of Normal BCs
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In the limit as h 0
0 B ds B ds B ds
top bottom sides
B1,n S
B1
B1,t
B1,n S B2,n S
B2,t h The boundary condition is that the normal
B2,n B2 component of 𝐵 is continuous across the
interface.
B1,n B2,n
2 2
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Derivation of Normal BCs
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Apply the constitutive relation to get the
boundary condition for 𝐻.
B1,n S B1,n B2,n
B1
B1,t
1 H1,n 2 H 2,n
B2,t h
B2,n B2
The normal component of 𝐻 is NOT continuous
across the interface, but the product 𝜇𝐻 is.
2 2
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Law of Refraction for
Magnetic Flux
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Analysis Setup
1 1
B1
It is desired to have a single equation that
relates 1, 2, 1, and 2 without any field
B1,n
quantities in the equation.
H1
H1,n
1
Given the angles 1 and 2, the field
B1,t
H1,t
H2
components can be written as
2 H 2,n
B2
H 2,t
B2,t
B2,n H1 H1,t aˆt H1,n aˆn
H1 sin 1 aˆt H1 cos 1 aˆn
H 2 H 2,t aˆt H 2,n aˆn
H 2 sin 2 aˆt H 2 cos 2 aˆn
2 2
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Derivation of Refraction Law
1 1
B1
Apply the boundary conditions for
tangential components.
B1,n
H1,t H 2,t
H1
H1,n
1
B1,t
H1 sin 1 H 2 sin 2
H1,t
H2
2 H 2,n
B2
H 2,t
B2,t
B2,n Apply the boundary conditions for normal
components.
1 H1,n 2 H 2,n
1 H1 cos 1 2 H 2 cos 2
2 2
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Derivation of Refraction Law
1 1
B1
Given the following two equations
H1 sin 1 H 2 sin 2
B1,n
1 H1 cos 1 2 H 2 cos 2
H1
H1,n
1
H1,t B1,t Divide these equations to get
H2
2 H 2,n H1 sin 1 H 2 sin 2
B2 H 2,t 1 H1 cos 1 2 H 2 cos 2
B2,n
B2,t
Simplify
tan 1 tan 2
1 2
2 2 This is NOT Snell’s law.
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