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Electromagnetic Theory I (PH-424) Problem Set 6

This document contains 9 questions from an electromagnetic theory problem set. The questions cover topics like: 1) Finding the electric field inside and outside a solenoid carrying a time-dependent current. 2) Calculating the emf developed between the north pole and equator of a rotating conducting spherical shell. 3) Ensuring Lorentz gauge potentials satisfy the appropriate equations. 4) Deriving 1D and 2D wave solutions from a 3D point source solution. 5) Constructing scalar and vector potentials for a moving point charge. 6) Calculating the electromagnetic momentum of a polarized and magnetized sphere. 7) Finding the electromagnetic momentum and impulse in systems involving charged parallel plates and magnetic fields

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Electromagnetic Theory I (PH-424) Problem Set 6

This document contains 9 questions from an electromagnetic theory problem set. The questions cover topics like: 1) Finding the electric field inside and outside a solenoid carrying a time-dependent current. 2) Calculating the emf developed between the north pole and equator of a rotating conducting spherical shell. 3) Ensuring Lorentz gauge potentials satisfy the appropriate equations. 4) Deriving 1D and 2D wave solutions from a 3D point source solution. 5) Constructing scalar and vector potentials for a moving point charge. 6) Calculating the electromagnetic momentum of a polarized and magnetized sphere. 7) Finding the electromagnetic momentum and impulse in systems involving charged parallel plates and magnetic fields

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Electromagnetic Theory I (PH-424)

Problem Set 6

Question 1
A long solenoid with radius a and n turns per unit length carries a time-dependent current I(t) in the φ̂ direction.
Find the electric field (magnitude and direction) at a distance s from the axis (both inside and outside the solenoid),
in the quasistatic approximation.
Question 2
A perfectly conducting spherical shell of radius a rotates about the z-axis with angular velocity ω, in a uniform
magnetic field B = B0 ẑ. Calculate the emf developed between the “north pole” and the equator.
Question 3
(a) Suppose ϕL and AL satisfy the Lorenz gauge constraint. What equation must Λ satisfy to ensure that A0 =
AL − ∇Λ and ϕ0 = ϕL + Λ̇ are Lorenz gauge potentials also? (b) What equation must Λ satisfy to ensure that ϕ0
satisfies the same inhomogeneous wave equation as ϕL ? Show that the same equation for Λ0 also ensures that A?
satisfies the same inhomogeneous wave equations as AL .
Question 4
In three dimensions the solution to the wave equation 2 f (r, t) = −4πh(r, t) for a point source in space and time
(a light flash at t0 = 0, r = 0) is a spherical shell disturbance of radius R = ct, namely the Green function Gret (see
notes). It may be initially surprising that in one or two dimensions, the disturbance possesses a ?wake?, even though
the source is a ?point? in space and time. The solutions for fewer dimensions than three can be found by superposition
in the superfluous dimension(s), to eliminate dependence on such variable(s). For example, a flashing line source of
uniform amplitude is equivalent to a point source in two dimensions. (a) Starting with the retarded solution to the
three-dimensional wave equation, show that the source h(r, t) = δ(x0 )δ(y 0 )δ(z 0 ), equivalent to a tp= 0 point source
at the origin in two spatial dimensions, produces a two-dimensional wave f (x, y, t) = 2cΘ(ct − ρ)/ c2 t2 − ρ2 , where
ρ2 = x2 + y 2 and Θ(ζ) is the Heaviside function. (b) Show that a ?sheet? source, equivalent to a point pulsed source
at the origin in one space dimension, produces a one-dimensional wave proportional to f (x, t) = 2πcΘ(ct − |x|).
Question 5
A particle with charge q moves along the z-axis with constant speed v. It’s coordinates are x(t) = 0, y(t) = 0, z(t) =
vt. Construct the potentials ϕ and A in the Lorentz gauge by solving the differential equations 2 ϕ(r, t) = −ρ(r, t)/ε0
and 2 A(r, t) = −µ0 J(r, t). What are the electric in magnetic fields?
Question 6
A sphere of radius R carries a uniform polarization P and a uniform magnetization M (not necessarily in the same
direction). Find the electromagnetic momentum of this configuration.
Question 7
A charged parallel plate capacitor has uniform electric field E = E0 ẑ in it. It is placed in a region of uniform
magnetic field B = B0 x̂. (a) Find the electromagnetic momentum in the space between the plates. The plates have
area A and are separated by a distance d. (b) Now a resistive wire, of resistance R, is connected between the plates,
parallel to the z-axis. The capacitor discharges and a current flows through the wire, which will experience a Lorentz
force. What is the total impulse delivered to the system during the discharge? (c) Instead of turning off the electric
field, suppose the magnetic field is slowly reduced. This will induce a Faraday electric field, which exerts a force on
the charged plates. Once again calculate the total impulse delivered to the system?
Question 8
A localized charge distribution produces a field E = −∇ϕ. Into this field is placed a small localized time-independent
current RJ(r) which generated a field H. (a) Show that the momentum of these EM fields can be transformed to
P = c12 d3 rϕ(r)J(r), provided the product ϕH falls off rapidly enough at large distances. (b) Assuming the current
distribution is localized to a region small compared to the scale of variation of the electric field, expand the electrostatic
potential in a Taylor series and show that P = c12 [E(0) × m].
Question 9
Suppose ϕ = 0 and A = A0 sin (kx − ωt)ŷ. Find E and B and show that they satisfy Maxwell’s equation in vacuum.
What conditions are there on ω and k?

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