Magnetic Flux outside of a long solenoid

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The discussion centers on the magnetic flux outside a long solenoid as presented in Griffith's Introduction to Electrodynamics. The magnetic field inside the solenoid is given as B = μ₀nI, while it is stated to be zero outside. However, confusion arises regarding the calculation of magnetic flux outside the solenoid, where the magnetic vector potential is derived using the internal magnetic field. The participant questions the validity of using the internal magnetic field for external flux calculations, noting that flux lines should be conserved and suggesting that the flux should be halved due to the discontinuity at the solenoid's ends. The conversation highlights the complexities in understanding magnetic fields and their behavior at the boundaries of solenoids.
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I have been reading Griffith's Introduction to Electodynamics and i am currently at the chapter about magnetostatics. There is an example about a long solenoid with n units per length and radius R that shows a way of finding the magnetic vector potential. The magnetic field inside the solenoid is
$$\textbf{B} = {\mu_0}nI{\hat{z}} \ \ , \ \ {\text{inside solenoid}}$$ and $$\textbf{B} = 0 \ \ , \ \ {\text{outside solenoid}}$$
What i cannot understand is that when dealing with the magnetic vector potential, Griffiths states that magnetic flux outside of the solenoid is
$$\int{\textbf{B}{\cdot}d{\textbf{a}}} = {\mu_0}nI({\pi}R^2)$$ and
$$\textbf{A}=\frac{\mu_0nIR^2}{2s}{\hat{\phi}} \ \ , \ \ s>=R$$
Why do we use the magnetic field that we have on the inside, when trying to find the magnetic flux on the outside?
 
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Flux lines are neither created nor destroyed. If you have flux on the inside it needs to be returned on the outside.
 
B is continuous at the end of the solenoid, so B just inside the end equals B just outside.
However, B at the end of a solenoid is one half of its value at the middle, so the flux should be one half of what your equation gives. Your equation, B=0, is also wrong.
 
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