Understanding Biot-Savart's Law for a Rotating Disc with Current Density

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The discussion focuses on applying Biot-Savart's Law to a rotating disc with a current density surface. Participants are addressing the confusion surrounding the cross product and its relation to the unit vector in the context of angular velocity. Key points include expressing the angular acceleration in terms of current density and radius, and clarifying the integration limits for the disc's radius. There is also a suggestion to improve the clarity of diagrams used in the analysis. Understanding these concepts is essential for successfully evaluating the integrals involved in the problem.
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Homework Statement


There's a disc with a current density surface σ, with radius R and angular velocity ω
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Homework Equations


α = vσ=ωrσ
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I'm having problems understanding why the cross product gives αr
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## \vec{u_r} ## is a unit vector. The cross product ## \vec{\alpha} \times \vec{u_r} ## is simply ## \alpha \hat{z} ##. Write out the expression for ## dS' ## in terms of ## dr ## and ## d \theta ## and I think you will see where the "r" in the numerator comes from. Also, express ## \alpha ## in terms of ## \sigma ## and ## r ## and ## \omega ## . (## \alpha ## is not a constant). ## \\ ## editing... Your diagram is hard to read, but I see the disc extends out to radius R. (I initially thought the disc goes from ## R_1 ## to ## R_2 ##.) ## \\ ## Once you get these steps in place, you can then evaluate the integrals.
 
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