Understanding Ampère's Law: How to Solve for Zero Current in a Closed Loop

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Homework Statement


Would someone, please, show me that, if there is no current inside, that:

[tex]\oint \vec B \cdot d\vec l=0[/tex]

Please. Thanks. :smile:

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You can do this yourself! First use Stokes's theorem to relate your integral to a surface integral over curl(B), then substitute Maxwell's eqn. for curl(B). Note what happens if J and dD/dt are zero.
 
I do not know Stokes Theorem. :) I am preparing to IPHO.