Cylinder carrying volume and surface current, H field

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The discussion revolves around calculating the H and B fields for an infinite cylinder with specific current densities and magnetic properties. The volume current density is defined from radius 0 to a, while a uniform magnetic permeability exists from a to 2a, along with a surface current at the boundary. The calculated H field for r<a is H=J_0 r^2/3a, and for a<r<2a, it is H=J_0 a^2/3r. A key point of contention arises regarding the teacher's incorrect expression for H in the region a<r<2a, which lacks dimensional consistency and suggests a misunderstanding of the current enclosure principle. The discussion concludes with an affirmation that the teacher's expression is indeed incorrect, highlighting the importance of dimensional analysis in electromagnetic calculations.
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Homework Statement


We have an infinite cylinder that, from radius 0 to a, has a volume current density ##\vec{J(r)}=J_{0}(r/a) \hat{z}## , then from a to 2a, it has a material with uniform linear magnetic permeability ##\mu=(3/2)\mu_0##
, and at the surface, it has surface current ##\vec{K}=-K_{0}\hat{z}##. I have to find i)the H and B fields everywhere, ii)the magnetization, and iii)the magnetizing volume and surface currents. However I just have a question on the first part of i)

Homework Equations


Modified Ampére's Law ##\oint_C \vec{H} . \vec{dl}=I_{enc}##
##\vec{H}=\frac{\vec{B}}{\mu_0}-\vec{M}##

The Attempt at a Solution


Current from 0 to r, with r<a: ##\int_{0}^{r} \int_{0}^{2\pi} J_{0}(r/a) r dθ dr = \frac{2\pi J_0 r^3}{3a}##
Total current from 0 to a: ##\frac{2\pi J_0 a^2}{3}##
H field, using Ampére's Law (cylindrical symmetry):
r<a: ##H(2\pi r)=\frac{2\pi r^3}{3a} \rightarrow H=\frac{J_0 r^2}{3a}##

a<r<2a: ##H(2\pi r)=\frac{2\pi J_0 a^2}{3} \rightarrow H=\frac{J_0 a^2}{3r}##

My doubt is that my teacher just wrote the answers, and I got the same except the last one, where he wrote ##H=\frac {J_0 r^2}{3}##. Wouldn't that imply that the field is increasing with distance squared from the center, however without the radius enclosing anymore current? Where did I go wrong ?
 
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It appears that your teacher made a mistake and wrote down an expression that is dimensionally incorrect. The dimensions of H, as seen in Ampere's law, are current per length. Your teacher's expression has units of just current.
 
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Thanks for your reply, kuruman.
 
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