Paper 2, Section II, A

Electromagnetism | Part IB, 2015

Consider the magnetic field

B=b[r+(kz^+ly^)z^r+px^(y^r)+nz^(x^r)],\mathbf{B}=b[\mathbf{r}+(k \hat{\mathbf{z}}+l \hat{\mathbf{y}}) \hat{\mathbf{z}} \cdot \mathbf{r}+p \hat{\mathbf{x}}(\hat{\mathbf{y}} \cdot \mathbf{r})+n \hat{\mathbf{z}}(\hat{\mathbf{x}} \cdot \mathbf{r})],

where b0,r=(x,y,z)b \neq 0, \mathbf{r}=(x, y, z) and x^,y^,z^\hat{\mathbf{x}}, \hat{\mathbf{y}}, \hat{\mathbf{z}} are unit vectors in the x,yx, y and zz directions, respectively. Imposing that this satisfies the expected equations for a static magnetic field in a vacuum, find k,l,nk, l, n and pp.

A circular wire loop of radius aa, mass mm and resistance RR lies in the (x,y)(x, y) plane with its centre on the zz-axis at zz and a magnetic field as given above. Calculate the magnetic flux through the loop arising from this magnetic field and also the force acting on the loop when a current II is flowing around the loop in a clockwise direction about the zz-axis.

At t=0t=0, the centre of the loop is at the origin, travelling with velocity (0,0,v(t=0))(0,0, v(t=0)), where v(0)>0v(0)>0. Ignoring gravity and relativistic effects, and assuming that II is only the induced current, find the time taken for the speed to halve in terms of a,b,Ra, b, R and mm. By what factor does the rate of heat generation change in this time?

Where is the loop as tt \rightarrow \infty as a function of a,b,R,v(0)?a, b, R, v(0) ?

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