Electric field angular momentum

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The discussion centers on calculating the angular velocity (##\omega##) of a rotating cylinder with a linear charge density (##\lambda##) after a magnetic field (##B##) is turned off. The moment of inertia per unit length is denoted as ##l##, and the charge density on the cylinder is ##\frac{\lambda}{2\pi a}##, where ##a## is the cylinder's radius. Two methods for calculating the induced magnetic field due to the cylinder's rotation are presented, leading to different results. The confusion arises from the treatment of charge distribution, which is confirmed to be surface-based rather than volumetric.

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Homework Statement


A straight line with charge density ##\lambda ## is in the middle of a large isolation cylinder, that can rotate around it's axis (line). Moment of inertia for that cylinder per unit of length is ##l## and electric charge density applied on the cylinder is ##\frac{\lambda }{2\pi a}## where ##a## is the radius of the cylinder. At first we have a magnetic field ##B##, which is than slowly turned off. Calculate the angular velocity ##\omega ## after the magnetic filed is turned off. [Feynman paradox]

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Angluar momentum before $$\Gamma =\varepsilon _0 \int EB dV=\frac{\lambda l B a^2}{2}$$ And after...? Yup, i have i guesstion here. I know that angular momentum should have two terms, one ## J\omega## and the other one that comes from the magnetic filed induced due to the rotation of the charged cylinder. I do have a couple of question concerning that second term.

To get that second term, I have to calculate the magnetic filed ##B_2## due to the rotation of the cylinder with angular velocity ##\omega ##.
I have two options but I can't decide which one is right or which one is not. Here they are:
1)
Simply $$B=\frac{\mu _0 NI}{l}=\frac{\mu _0}{l}\frac{\lambda l \omega}{2\pi}$$ where I used ##N=1## and ##I=\frac{e\omega }{2\pi}##. I don't really understand this option - but it is the one we wrote at university. My solution differs a bit:
2) Let's ignore that ##B## and ##j## are vectors for a moment $$\nabla \times B=\mu _0 j$$ $$\nabla \times B=\mu _0 (\sigma 2\pi l a)(r\omega)$$ if ##l## is the length of the cylinder. Integrating the last equation and using stokes law on the LHS leaves me with $$\int B ds =\mu _0 \sigma 2\pi la\omega \int r 2\pi r dr$$ which sadly leads to a different result than option 1). because $$B=\frac{\mu _0\lambda l \omega a^2}{3}$$

I seriously doubt we got it all wrong at university, so my question here is: Why is my solution wrong? And could somebody explain the option 1.) - especially where this ##I=\frac{e\omega }{2\pi}## comes from. O.o
 
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Blaaaa, ok, nevermind. :D I found my mistake now.

The charge on the cylinder is only on the surface and not throughout the entire cylinder. This changes $$
\nabla \times B=\mu _0 (\sigma 2\pi l a)(r\omega)$$ to $$
\nabla \times B=\mu _0 (\sigma 2\pi l a)(a\omega)$$ and leads to the same result as in option 1.).

:)) thanks, anyway.
 
Ok, I take that back. Something is wroooong :(

Question: Does one calculate the magnetic field ##B## inside a rotating cylinder with charge density ##\sigma ## ?
 

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