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

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The discussion explores the potential connection between Cauchy's Integral Theorem and Ampère's Law. Ampère's Law states that the loop integral of a magnetic field is proportional to the enclosed current, represented mathematically as $$\oint_C \textbf B \cdot d \textbf s = \mu_0 I$$. Cauchy's Integral Theorem indicates that if a function is analytic over a closed loop, the integral equals zero; otherwise, it may yield a nonzero result. The participant suggests that the absence of current leads to an analytic magnetic field, proposing that Ampère's Law could be viewed as a specific case of Cauchy's Integral Theorem.

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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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