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    What is the structure of a magnetic field produced by DC and AC currents?

    Thanks very much for the reply. However, I am still not quite sure about the electric field around the wire. You say that this field is stationary, which I know it would appear to be as any measurements around the wire would yield the same results over time. However, the same could be said of a...
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    What is the structure of a magnetic field produced by DC and AC currents?

    I am not much of a mathematician, and I am trying to understand Maxwell's equations. I am trying to visualise the structure of a magnetic field produced in a straight wire firstly by a DC current, and secondly by an AC current. I think I understand but I just need to make sure that I have...
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    Can the Orbital Spin be Described by a Probability Distribution?

    I have been reflecting on your answer, and another question has occurred to me. You say that the spin state of an electron is a quantum mechanical property, but not the fact that the particle has spin. Given that the electron can either exist in a spin up or spin down state, which is the...
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    Can the Orbital Spin be Described by a Probability Distribution?

    Thanks very much, that is very helpful.
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    Can the Orbital Spin be Described by a Probability Distribution?

    I am trying to to teach myself the basics of quantum mechanics and need a bit of help. I am a non-mathematician so go easy on the maths in any reply. I think I have understood the difference between the wave function, probability density and probability distribution in terms of describing...
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