EMF induced in solenoid by current in a loop.

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The discussion centers on calculating the induced electromotive force (V_{emf}) in a solenoid caused by a current in a square loop positioned at its center. The magnetic field generated by the loop is described as complex, with the flux varying throughout the solenoid. The mutual inductance is derived using the formula M = Φ/I_{sol}, leading to M = μ₀na². The induced emf is expressed as V_{emf} = -M(dI_{loop}/dt), resulting in V_{emf} = -μ₀na²ωI₀cos(ωt). Clarifications were made regarding the current through the square loop, confirming it as I_{loop} = I₀sin(ωt).
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Homework Statement


A square loop with side-length a is positioned at the centre of a long thin solenoid, which has radius r (with r>a), length l and N turns. The plane of the loop is perpendicular to the axis of the solenoid, find V_{emf} induced in the solenoid

Homework Equations


M=\frac{\Phi}{I}

\Phi=\mathbf{B}\cdot\mathbf{A}

V_{emf}=-M\dfrac{\mathbf{\textrm{d}}I}{\textrm{d}t}

The Attempt at a Solution


The magnetic field created by the current flowing through the loop is complex and the flux varies throughout the solenoid. By using the fact that the mutual inductance is the same for the coil and the solenoid we can find the emf generated in the solenoid.
If we take the magnetic field produced by a solenoid as

\mathbf{B}=\mu_{0}nI_{sol}\:\mathbf{e}_{z} where n=\dfrac{N}{L}

Then the flux through the square loop is

\Phi=\mathbf{B}\cdot\mathbf{A}=\mu_{0}nI_{sol} \times a^{2}=\mu_{0}na^{2}I_{sol}

Now the mutual inductance is

M=\dfrac{\Phi}{I_{sol}}=\mu_{0}na^{2}

The induced emf is I_{loop}=I_{0}\sin\omega t

V_{emf}=-M\dfrac{\mathbf{\textrm{d}}I_{loop}}{\textrm{d}t}=-\mu_{0}na^{2}\omega I_{0}\cos\omega t

Is this correct?
 
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I think you are leaving out some things in the problem statement. What is the current through the square loop?
 
Hi, yeah the current in the loop should be I_{loop}=I_{0}\sin\omega t.
Sorry, ignore the expression after 'The induced emf is'
 
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