Calculate Magnetic Field through Angular Velocity

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Homework Statement



A thin plastic rod of length L with total charge +q uniformly distributed along only the outer half-length is shown in Fig. 1. The rod is rotated at a constant angular speed w rad/sec about, and perpendicular to, the z-axis. Find the magnetic field B at the pivot, perpendicular to the plane of rotation in terms of L, q and w. (Hint: View the situation as a series of concentric current loops, each with thickness dl.)

Diagram of a thin rod pivoted at one end, with the rod drawn at an angle; the outer half is thick and the inner half thin. Labels show L/2 and L, an angular velocity arrow omega curving around the pivot, and a z-axis arrow from the pivot.


Homework Equations


No clue which equations will help with angular velocity.


The Attempt at a Solution


I don't know how to go about this problem

Thanks for any help.