# Answer Check: Displacement Currents and Capacitors

1. Nov 30, 2008

### TFM

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

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}

2. Relevant 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)

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?

TFM

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2. Dec 2, 2008

### TFM

Does this look right?

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