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Section 20.2 in Matter and Interactions (4th edition) | Section 20.2 in Matter and Interactions (4th edition) | ||
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===== Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Wire ===== | ===== Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Wire ===== | ||
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If we think about a long straight wire with a //__steady state current__//, | If we think about a long straight wire with a //__steady state current__//, | ||
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using the fact that dqdt is the definition of conventional current (the amount of charge passing a point per second). | using the fact that dqdt is the definition of conventional current (the amount of charge passing a point per second). | ||
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This means that the small amount of force on the wire is given by: | This means that the small amount of force on the wire is given by: | ||
d→F=Id→l×→B | d→F=Id→l×→B | ||
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Note: that the force is still given by the cross product between the d→l and the →B, so the force on the piece of wire is //still// perpendicular to both the direction of the moving charges (d→l) and perpendicular to the magnetic field (→B). This means we can still use the [[184_notes: | Note: that the force is still given by the cross product between the d→l and the →B, so the force on the piece of wire is //still// perpendicular to both the direction of the moving charges (d→l) and perpendicular to the magnetic field (→B). This means we can still use the [[184_notes: | ||
- | ==== Force on the whole wire ==== | + | ===== Force on the whole wire ===== |
- | Now that we have the magnetic force on a small piece of the wire, we can find the total force on the wire from the external magnetic field by adding up the contributions from each little piece of the wire. Since we have the small bit of force from the small bit of wire, we will add these using a integral: | + | Now that we have the magnetic force on a small piece of the wire, we can find the total force on the wire from the external magnetic field by adding up the contributions from each little piece of the wire. Since we have the small bit of force from the small bit of wire, we will add these using an integral: |
→Fwire=∫wired→F=∫lfliId→l×→B | →Fwire=∫wired→F=∫lfliId→l×→B | ||
Here we want to pick the limits of the integral to be from the starting point of the wire (li) to the end of the wire (lf) so we are adding up over the whole length of the wire. This form of the force will //always// work to find the magnetic force on the whole wire - we have not made very many assumptions so far in coming up with this equation. | Here we want to pick the limits of the integral to be from the starting point of the wire (li) to the end of the wire (lf) so we are adding up over the whole length of the wire. This form of the force will //always// work to find the magnetic force on the whole wire - we have not made very many assumptions so far in coming up with this equation. | ||
- | However, if we do make a few assumptions we can simplify this equation significantly. We will start by // | + | However, if we do make a few assumptions we can simplify this equation significantly. We will start by // |
→Fwire=I∫lflid→l×→B | →Fwire=I∫lflid→l×→B | ||
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|→Fwire|=IBLsin(θ) | |→Fwire|=IBLsin(θ) | ||
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- | where |→Fwire| is the magnitude of the force on the whole wire, I is the current through the wire, B is the // | + | where |→Fwire| is the magnitude of the force on the whole wire, $I$ is the current through the wire, $B$ is the // |
To find the direction of the magnetic force, we will need to use the [[184_notes: | To find the direction of the magnetic force, we will need to use the [[184_notes: | ||
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==== Examples ==== | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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- | + | * Video Example: Magnetic Force between Two Current-Carrying Wires | |
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+ | * Video Example: Force on a Loop of Current in a Magnetic Field | ||
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