clear; clc; %clear command window and initial variables' values
I = input('Enter the current of the loop (A): '); % Enter current
Radius = input('Enter radius of the loop (m): '); % Enter radius
Constant = 4*pi*1e-7/(4*pi) * I; % Constant
NGrid = 5; % Number of grid points for plots
xMax = 5; % Limits for graphics
yMax = xMax; % Limits for graphics
zMax = xMax; % Limits for graphics
fprintf('Field plotted from x = %g m to x = %g m\n',-xMax,xMax);
fprintf('Field plotted from y = %g m to y = %g m\n',-yMax,yMax);
fprintf('Field plotted from z = %g m to z = %g m\n',-zMax,zMax);
%@ Loop to indentify all grid points for plots
xObs=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
yObs=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
zObs=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
for i=1:NGrid
for j=1:NGrid
for k=1:NGrid
xObs(i,j,k) = -xMax + (i-1)/(NGrid-1)*(2*xMax); % x values to plot
yObs(i,j,k) = -yMax + (j-1)/(NGrid-1)*(2*yMax); % y values to plot
zObs(i,j,k) = -zMax + (k-1)/(NGrid-1)*(2*zMax); % z values to plot
end
end
end
%@ Loop over the segments in the current loop in yz plane
NSegments = 20;
dlx=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
dly=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
dlz=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
xc=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
yc=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
zc=zeros(NSegments,1); % Preallocate array
for b=1:NSegments
%@ Compute location of the endpoints of a segment
theta1 = 2*pi*(b-1)/NSegments;
x1 = 0;
y1 = Radius*cos(theta1);
z1 = Radius*sin(theta1);
theta2 = 2*pi*b/NSegments;
x2 = 0;
y2 = Radius*cos(theta2);
z2 = Radius*sin(theta2);
%@ Compute components of segment vector dl
dlx(b) = x2-x1;
dly(b) = y2-y1;
dlz(b) = z2-z1;
%@ Compute the location of the midpoint of a segment
xc(b) = (x2+x1)/2;
yc(b) = (y2+y1)/2;
zc(b) = (z2+z1)/2;
end
%@ Loop over all grid points and evaluate B(x,y,z) on grid
BDirx=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
BDiry=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
BDirz=zeros(NGrid,NGrid,NGrid); % Preallocate array
for i=1:NGrid
for j=1:NGrid
for k=1:NGrid
% Initialize B to zero
Bx = 0;
By = 0;
Bz = 0;
%@ Loop over the segments in the loop
for l=1:NSegments
%@ Compute components of the r vector (vector between segment on loop and
observation point)
rx = xObs(i,j,k) - xc(l);
ry = yObs(i,j,k) - yc(l);
rz = zObs(i,j,k) - zc(l);
% Observation points are in a three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system
%@ Compute r^3 from r vector
r3 = sqrt(rx^2 + ry^2 + rz^2)^3;
%@ Compute x and y components of cross product dl X r
dlXr_x = dly(l)*rz - dlz(l)*ry;
dlXr_y = dlz(l)*rx - dlx(l)*rz;
dlXr_z = dlx(l)*ry - dly(l)*rx;
%@ Increment sum of x and y components of magnetic field
Bx = Bx + Constant*dlXr_x/r3;
By = By + Constant*dlXr_y/r3;
Bz = Bz + Constant*dlXr_z/r3;
end
%@ Compute normalized vectors of magnetic field direction
BMag = sqrt(Bx^2 + By^2 + Bz^2);
BDirx(i,j,k) = Bx/BMag;
BDiry(i,j,k) = By/BMag;
BDirz(i,j,k) = Bz/BMag;
end
end
end
%@ Plot magnetic field direction as a quiver (arrow) plot
xlim([-10 10]);
ylim([-10 10]);
zlim([-10 10]);
quiver3(xObs,yObs,zObs,BDirx,BDiry,BDirz); % Draw arrows for B field
hold on; % Plot new ones and still keep the previous.
%@ Plot the circular current (a loop in yz plane)
t = 0:pi/360:10*pi;
plot3(0*t, Radius*sin(t),Radius*cos(t));
if I>0 % Mark the location of the current
plot3(0,Radius,0,'b^');
plot3(0,-Radius,0,'rv');
else
plot3(0,Radius,0,'bv');
plot3(0,-Radius,0,'r^');
end
title('Magnetic field direction for a circular current in yz plane');
xlabel('x'); % x-axis
ylabel('y'); % y-axis
zlabel('z'); % z-axis
hold off;
