Consider two infinitely long straight wires lying in the zy-plane. Wire 1 carries current I in the +î direction and wire 2 carries current I2 in the -ŷ direction. Suppose a magnetic moment u = uz" is placed at rest at some location (x, y). Calculate the force exerted by the magnetic field on this magnetic moment, in terms Df μ0, 11 , 12, μ, x , and/or y.

Consider two infinitely long straight wires lying in the zy-plane. Wire 1 carries current I in the +î direction and wire 2 carries current I2 in the -ŷ direction. Suppose a magnetic moment u = uz" is placed at rest at some location (x, y). Calculate the force exerted by the magnetic field on this magnetic moment, in terms Df μ0, 11 , 12, μ, x , and/or y.

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Chapter12: Sources Of Magnetic Fields

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Problem 25P: A long, straight, horizontal wire carries a left-to-right current of 20 A. If the wire is placed in...

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