How is the Displacement Current Used to Resolve Issues with Ampere's Law?

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The discussion revolves around the concept of displacement current and its role in addressing issues related to Ampere's Law, particularly in dynamic situations where charge accumulation occurs. The original poster seeks clarification on how the displacement current modifies Ampere's Law and its implications in the continuity equation.

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  • Participants discuss the limitations of Ampere's Law in the presence of time-varying electric fields and question its applicability in practical scenarios, such as in radio antennas. There is also a mention of the modified form of Ampere's Law and its relation to Maxwell's equations.

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The conversation includes attempts to clarify the concept of displacement current and its significance in resolving issues with Ampere's Law. Some participants express frustration with responses that do not directly address the original question, indicating a need for more focused contributions.

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Hi I was wondering if you can help me.

How is the concept of the displacement current used to resolve the ploblems with the application of Ampere's law.

I know that the modified ampere's law is

curl(B)=Mew(0)(jc+jd)

I just know how the displacement current jd is used to solve the ploblems with amperes law in the continuity equation

If anyone at all help me I would be greatful. It is a pass exam paper that I am revising, and is worth 6 marks.

thanks in advance

hhh79bigo
 
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Ampere's Law is only valid for "static" currents.
If there's a time-dependance (charge build-up),
then its dE/dt also is surrounded by curling B.

Is this a "practical" application whee Ampere fails?

In a radio antenna, current up a wire accumulates
Q at the end; B is stronger at top due to dE/dt.
 
by the way...

it's "mu," not "mew."

mu: the greek letter.

mew: the sound a cat makes.

:biggrin:
 
To be honest with you that isn't much help at all really. Why post something if you don't know the answer?

A cat makes a meow sound by the way!
 
hhh79bigo said:
To be honest with you that isn't much help at all really. Why post something if you don't know the answer?

A cat makes a meow sound by the way!

alright, then.

mew: the 151st pokemon, from the original series. :-p
 

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