B Field in Semicircle Conductor

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The discussion revolves around calculating the magnetic flux density (B-Field) at the center of a semicircular conductor shell that extends infinitely and carries a total current. The approach involves using the magnetic field formula for a long wire and integrating the contributions from differential current elements (dI) along the semicircle. The user expresses uncertainty about setting up the integral correctly, particularly in expressing dI and integrating from 0 to π. Despite deriving a formula for dB, the user encounters an issue where the integral results in zero, indicating a potential error in the integration process. Assistance is requested to resolve the integration problem and correctly determine the B-Field.
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Basically there is conductor shell which is in the shape of a semicircle. It extends to infinity. (Think of this as like half of a cylindrical conductor shell). The radius of this shell is A, and it carries a total current of X. The shell extends infinitely into the page. What is B-Field (Magnetic Flux Density) at the center of this conductor? I attached image for clarity.

The Attempt at a Solution



I think that this problem should be easy to solve. Basically I find the B field due to a long wire of some current, and then change this to make it dB which I would integrate from 0 to pi to find the total B - Field as the superposition of all of the dB elements. Does this sound like the right approach? I know that the field due to a wire is (\mu* I)/(2*\pi*r) where r is the distance from the wire. For dB, this should be (\mu* dI)/(2*\pi*r). I am not quite sure how to set up this integral as I am not quite sure on how to express dI. Any suggestions?

Sorry for my bad English I do not speak it natively.
 

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Also I am sorry I am not good at the text formatting for the equation. The mu and the pi should not be superscript.
 
So I think I have made progress. I have dB = (mudI) / (2piA) and I have dI as Idphi/pi. The B-Field from each dB is in the \phi directions, and as you integrate dB from 0 to \pi to get the whole B-Field the final field will point to the left because everything else will cancel out. The problem is when I take this integral I get 0. Any help? Please.
 
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