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Homework Statement
A fat wire, radius a, carries a constant current I, uniformly distributed over its cross section. A narrow gap in the wire, of width w << a, forms a parallel-plate capacitor, as shown in the figure above. Find the magnetic field in the gap, at a distance s < a from the axis.
{Figure given below}
Homework Equations
displacement current, J_d = \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial E}{\partial t} --- (1)
\frac{\partial E}{\partial t} = \frac{1}{\epsilon_0 A}I --- (2)
B(r) = \frac{\mu_0 I}{2 \pi r} --- (3)
The Attempt at a Solution
Okay so firstly, I have put together (1) and (2) to get:
J_d = \epsilon_0 \frac{1}{\epsilon_0 A}I
I got this to cancel down into:
J_d = \frac{I}{A}
I then made a very bold assumption that the current in B(r) = the displacement current J_d
So I Inserted the values and got:
B(r) = \frac{\mu_0 \left( \frac{I}{A}\right)}{2 \pi r}
This seems very quick and straight forwards, though...
Does this look correct?
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