For a cylindrical conductor with a hollow center, let the radius from the axis to the inner circle be a and the radius from the axis to the outer circle be b , as shown below. Note that the region from the axis to a is hollow while the region between a and b is a conductor. We assume that the current I in the cylindrical conductor is uniformly spread into the cross-section between a and b Calculate the magnitude of magnetic field at a distance from the axis where: • r b Plot the magnitude of the magnetic field with respect to the distance r from the axis.

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For a cylindrical conductor with a hollow center, let the radius from the axis to the inner circle be a and the radius from the axis to the outer circle be b
, as shown below.
Note that the region from the axis to a is hollow while the region between a and b is a conductor.
We assume that the current I in the cylindrical conductor is uniformly spread into the cross-section between a and b
Calculate the magnitude of magnetic field at a distance from the axis where:
• r <a
• a<r<b
•r>b
Plot the magnitude of the magnetic field with respect to the distance r from the axis.
Transcribed Image Text:For a cylindrical conductor with a hollow center, let the radius from the axis to the inner circle be a and the radius from the axis to the outer circle be b , as shown below. Note that the region from the axis to a is hollow while the region between a and b is a conductor. We assume that the current I in the cylindrical conductor is uniformly spread into the cross-section between a and b Calculate the magnitude of magnetic field at a distance from the axis where: • r <a • a<r<b •r>b Plot the magnitude of the magnetic field with respect to the distance r from the axis.
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