Sunday, June 15, 2014

Use J Not I

From,

B=idEdxB=idEdx

B=idEdtdtdxB=idEdtdtdx

B=idEdt1vB=idEdt1v

If we are dealing with a wire carrying moving charges, we know that the effects of the moving charges cancels before and after the point where the normal drop from the point BB is to be calculated.  The only effect on BB is confined to a disc directly under, at the base of the normal.  By conservation of flux from a fixed source, in this case a fixed current density,

E=q2πεorE=q2πεor    as oppose to    E=q4πεor2E=q4πεor2

a disc of perimeter 2πr2πr not a sphere of area 4πr24πr2.

So,

B=iddt{q2πεor}1vB=iddt{q2πεor}1v

where vv is the average speed of the moving charges and yet εoεo is unchanged.

B=i12πεordqdt1vB=i12πεordqdt1v

B=i12πεorIvB=i12πεorIv

B=iJ2πεorB=iJ2πεor

|B|=J2πεor|B|=J2πεor

Which is not the often published formula of B=μoI2πrB=μoI2πr. ii signifies that BB is perpendicular to JJ in the right hand sense.  The scaling factor of 1εo1εo as opposed to μoμo is easily forgiven except for energy formulae, in which case, another constant is applied to get rid of this artificial μoμo.  For example, dividing by the wave impedence defined as Z=μoεoZ=μoεo.

The real concern is JJ, current density instead of II, current.  If we compare this with the E field due to a line charge,

E=λ2πεorE=λ2πεor

where λλ is the line charge density.  We see a good analogy between E and B field if we drop μoμo and its unit all together.