Two identical superconducting rings are brought very close to each other (see the image below). The currents in the rings are equal to I 0 = 0 . 0 5 A . Determine the the current I 1 in Amps in the rings if we separate them far apart.
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Since the rings are superconducting, the induced emf is zero and therefore the flux through each ring must be constant. That is,
E
=
I
R
=
0
implies
E
=
−
d
t
d
Φ
=
0
(Faraday's Law). Now, the flux through a ring must be proportional to its own current. We have that
Φ
=
L
I
where the proportionality coefficient is called self-inductance. Note that because the rings are close to each other, the flux through one of the rings in the initial configuration is
Φ
0
=
L
I
0
+
L
I
0
=
2
L
I
0
.
The final flux equals for that ring is
Φ
1
=
L
I
1
.
Comparing the last two expressions, we obtain
I
1
=
2
I
0
=
0
.
1
A
.
When we separate two identical superconducting rings far apart, there are two magnetic field vectors tend to the same side. So that, sum vector is greater than the first one 2 times. Thus I = 2 I 0 = 0 . 1 A
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Since the ring is superconducting, the emf in the ring equal to IR is always zero and unchanged. Thus the total flux through it is a constant. When the two currents are very close to each other, the flux through one ring can be considered to be caused by one ring conducting the two currents ,i.e 2 I o . When one ring is taken apart very far, the magnetic flux is caused only by its own current. To make the flux unchanged, the current now is 2 I o = 0 . 1 A