Parallel Conductors - Magnetic Force

There are two thin, infinitely long current-carrying wires. The wires are parallel and co-planar, and are separated by a distance D D .

Consider two finite segments of wire of length D D ; one on Wire 1 (segment L) and the other on Wire 2 (segment R). The starting and ending points of the segments are "vertically" aligned as shown in the diagram.

What is the numerical value of the following ratio:

Magnetic force on Segment L due to Segment R current Magnetic force on Segment L due to entire Wire 2 current \frac{\text{Magnetic force on Segment L due to Segment R current}}{\text{Magnetic force on Segment L due to entire Wire 2 current}}


The answer is 0.4142.

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1 solution

William G.
Nov 4, 2018

BS the heck out of the BS law

Well said.......................

Steven Chase - 2 years, 7 months ago

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