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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Use J Not I

From,

B=idEdx

B=idEdtdtdx

B=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 B is to be calculated.  The only effect on B 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=q2πεor    as oppose to    E=q4πεor2

a disc of perimeter 2πr not a sphere of area 4πr2.

So,

B=iddt{q2πεor}1v

where v is the average speed of the moving charges and yet εo is unchanged.

B=i12πεordqdt1v

B=i12πεorIv

B=iJ2πεor

|B|=J2πεor

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

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

E=λ2πεor

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