An infinite cylindrical shell with radius r and charge density σ is rotating with angular speed ω . If the magnetic field at the cylinder's axis can be written as α μ 0 σ ω r , find the value of α .
Clarification:
μ
0
is the magnetic permitivity at vacumm.
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The corrent flowing through the cylinder among a piece of lenght "h" is:
I = σ ω r h
Using the Ampère law for a closed,rectangular line with base "h" that extends in and above the cylinder we get:
∫ B d s = μ i we divide the integral in four parts corrisponding at the sides of the rectangular line, 2 parts of the integral cancel due to the scalar product since two sides are perpendicular to the magnetic field, and a third cancel since is out of the cylinder, where there isn't any magnetic field. So we get:
B h = μ σ ω r h so
B = μ σ ω r
elegant solution, Antonio, thanks for it
Assume that the cylinder is oriented along the z axis.
Differential surface area and differential charge:
d A = 2 π r d z d Q = σ d A = 2 π σ r d z
Current associated with differential ring of height d z :
I = T d Q = 2 π / ω d Q = σ ω r d z
Parametrize the surface:
x = r cos θ y = r sin θ z = z d l = d x ı ^ + d y ȷ ^ + d z k ^ = − r sin θ d θ ı ^ + r cos θ d θ ȷ ^ + 0 k ^
Displacement vector to origin:
r = − r cos θ ı ^ − r sin θ ȷ ^ − z k ^
Cross-product of displacement vector with differential path vector:
d l × r = ( − r z cos θ ı ^ − r z sin θ ȷ ^ + r 2 k ^ ) d θ
Biot-Savart integral for total B-field at the origin:
B = 4 π μ 0 ∫ − ∞ ∞ ∫ 0 2 π ∣ r ∣ 3 I d l × r = 4 π μ 0 ∫ − ∞ ∞ ∫ 0 2 π ( r 2 + z 2 ) 2 3 σ ω r ( − r z cos θ ı ^ − r z sin θ ȷ ^ + r 2 k ^ ) d θ d z
Evaluating the θ integral and noting that the x and y components integrate to zero gives:
B = 2 μ 0 σ ω r 3 k ^ ∫ − ∞ ∞ ( r 2 + z 2 ) 2 3 1 d z = 2 μ 0 σ ω r 3 k ^ r 2 2 = μ 0 σ ω r k ^
The proportionality constant out in front is thus 1
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A rotating charged hollow cylinder can be considered as a solenoid. Hence, the magnetic field inside it should be μ 0 × the current per unit length just like a solenoid.
Charge per unit length of the cylinder in terms of surface charge density is σ 2 π r .
A rotating charge can be considered as current equal to T q or 2 π q ω .
The current per unit length = time period Charge per unit length
= 2 π σ 2 π r ω
= σ r ω
Magnetic field = μ 0 σ r ω .