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Homework Statement
We are given that the B-field is:
$${\bf{B}} = C \delta(s-R) \hat{\phi}$$
where ##s## is the distance from some object and ##R## is the radius of some object. What kind of physical situation would create such a B-field?
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
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This is a tough question because it really involves creativity more than anything else. A "toroidal coil" creates a B-field that points in ##\hat{\phi}## and is constant but even if you figure out a clever way of canceling out the B-field in all but one location, how can you make it "infinite" at ##s = R##?
Electric monopoles are usually characterized by the ##\delta## function, but magnetic monopoles don't exist so I can't really extend that analogy any further!