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Friday, May 30, 2014

The Whacko Part

In the previous derivation B and E are in the plane perpendicular to the direction of travel, and in the case of a free charge/dipole.

B=iEx

For Ep at a distance a from the center of the circle,  The distance R from the negative charge at an angle θ on the circumference of the circular path of radius r,

R2=a2+r22a.r.cos(θ)

and

Ep=q4πεoR2,    so
Ep=q4πεo(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ))

Ep=q4πεo(a2+r22a.r.cos(ω.t))

where both a and r are constants and θ=ω.t where ω is the angular velocity of the negative charge.

Consider, the tangential and normal component of Ep,

Ept=q4πεo(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ)).cos(θ)

Epn=q4πεo(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ)).sin(θ)

For θ very small,

x=Rcos(θ)=cos(θ)a2+r22a.r.cos(θ)

 θx=a2+r22a.r.cos(θ)sin(θ)((a2+r2)3a.r.cos(θ))

Therefore,

|B|=Ex=Eθθx=Eptθθx

Since the normal component does not effect the x direction.

Eptθ=(a2+r2)sin(θ)(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ))2.q4πεo

|B|=(a2+r2)sin(θ)(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ))2a22a.r.cos(θ)+r2sin(θ)((a2+r2)3a.r.cos(θ)).q4πεo

|B|=(a2+r2)(a2+r22a.r.cos(θ))3/21((a2+r2)3a.r.cos(θ)).q4πεo

If we define Rs=a.ra2+r2

|B|=q4πεo(a2+r2)3/21(12.Rs.cos(θ))3/21(13.Rs.cos(θ))

When r is small compared to a,  a is also the perpendicular distance to the axis of travel,

|B|=14πεo.qa3=14πεo.q/a3

At this point, we know that B curves around the direction of the moving charge but Gauss's Equation in either integral or differntial form, gives no indication of this fact.  Compare this expression with Ampere's Law for B-field around a current carrying wire,  we understand why current density, J was defined and used.