Cauchy's Integral Formula and Ampere's Law - Any Connection?

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Ampère's Law states that the loop integral of a magnetic field is zero when no current is enclosed, while Cauchy's Integral Theorem indicates that the integral of an analytic function over a closed loop is also zero under similar conditions. The discussion suggests a potential connection between these two principles, proposing that the magnetic field's behavior near current sources might parallel the conditions for analyticity in complex functions. It posits that when no current is present, the magnetic field could be considered analytic, akin to Cauchy's theorem. The idea of viewing current as a residue of the magnetic field is also mentioned as a conceptual link.
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I know how, by Amp\grave{e}re's Law for the loop integral of a magnetic field, $$\oint_C \textbf B \cdot d \textbf s = \mu_0 I$$ and this is zero when there is no current enclosed in the loop; there is a nonzero result when there is a current.

With Cauchy's Integral Theorem, if a function is analytic on and in the loop integrated over, $$\oint_C f(z) dz = 0$$; otherwise there may be a nonzero result.

Since essentially the magnetic field approaches infinity right in the current, I thought maybe Ampere's Law is an instance of Cauchy's Integral Formula/Theorem; when there is no current enclosed, the magnetic field has no such center, so all of it would be analytic.

Is this an actual connection, then?
 
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If you wanted to get hand-wavy, I suppose you could view current as the residue of the magnetic field.
 
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