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The Biot-Savart Law can be used for more than just single moving charges; it can also be used to calculate the magnetic field for a large number of charges. One notable reason to do so is to find the magnetic field of a portion of a wire where there can be many moving charges. When we use Biot-Savart Law to find the magnetic field of a short wire, we can apply it to a variety of shapes. | The Biot-Savart Law can be used for more than just single moving charges; it can also be used to calculate the magnetic field for a large number of charges. One notable reason to do so is to find the magnetic field of a portion of a wire where there can be many moving charges. When we use Biot-Savart Law to find the magnetic field of a short wire, we can apply it to a variety of shapes. | ||
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<math>B = \frac{\mu_0I}{4\pi}\int_{\mathrm{wire}}\frac{\mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell} \times \mathbf{\hat r}}{r^2},</math> | <math>B = \frac{\mu_0I}{4\pi}\int_{\mathrm{wire}}\frac{\mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell} \times \mathbf{\hat r}}{r^2},</math> | ||
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====A Computational Model==== | ====A Computational Model==== | ||
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Claimed by David Medrano
Biot-Savart Law
The Biot-Savart Law can be used for more than just single moving charges; it can also be used to calculate the magnetic field for a large number of charges. One notable reason to do so is to find the magnetic field of a portion of a wire where there can be many moving charges. When we use Biot-Savart Law to find the magnetic field of a short wire, we can apply it to a variety of shapes.
A Mathematical Model
First We start off with the original version of the Biot-Savart Law. [math]\displaystyle{ \vec B=\frac{\mu_0}{4 \pi } \frac{q\vec v\times\hat r}{r^2}. }[/math]
Because we are dealing with a portion of wire [math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell} }[/math] long with an Area A containing n moving particles with charge q, we find that the total number of moving charges is equal to |q|(nAv) which is also equal to I, the current in the wire. [math]\displaystyle{ B = \frac{\mu_0I}{4\pi}\frac{\mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell} \times \mathbf{\hat r}}{r^2}, }[/math]
Because the shape of the current carrying wire can vary from a straight wire to a loop, we must integrate over the region of the wire.
[math]\displaystyle{ B = \frac{\mu_0I}{4\pi}\int_{\mathrm{wire}}\frac{\mathrm{d}\boldsymbol{\ell} \times \mathbf{\hat r}}{r^2}, }[/math]
Example
A Computational Model
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