% vim: tw=50 % 16/02/2023 09AM \subsubsection*{Lenz's law} The direction of the induced current is always such as to produce a magnetic field that opposes the change in flux that caused the emf. \begin{example*} A circular wire in the $xy$-plane. If $B_z$ inside the loop increases in time then $\mathcal{E} = -\dfrac{\mathcal{F}}{t} < 0$. This induces a clockwise current ($I < 0$) that generates a magnetic field with $B_z < 0$ inside the loop. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.4\linewidth] {images/5a7e1c20adda11ed.png} \end{center} Hence the minus sign in Faraday's law. This avoids an unstable situation in which the flux grows indefinitely. \end{example*} \subsubsection*{Inductance and magnetic energy} If a current $I$ around a circuit $C$ generates a magnetic field with flux $\mathcal{F}$, then the \emph{inductance} of the circuit is defined by \[ L = \frac{\mathcal{F}}{I} \] and depends only on the geometry. \begin{example*} An ideal solenoid with cross-sectional area $A$ and $N$ turns per unit length. The uniform field $B = \mu_0 NI$ inside the solenoid produces a flux $BA$ per turn, so the inductance per unit length of the solenoid is $\mu_0 N^2 A$. \end{example*} \noindent Exercise: show that the magnetic flux through a thin wire $C_i$ due to a current $I_j$ around another thin wire $C_j$ is $\mathcal{F}_{ij} = L_{ij} I_J$, where the \emph{mutual inductance} is \[ L_{ij} = \frac{\mu_0}{4\pi} \int_{C_i} \int_{C_j} \frac{\dd \bf{x}_i \cdot \dd \bf{x}_j}{|\bf{x}_i - \bf{x}_j} = L_{ji} \] (Hint: Use $\bf{A}$) \myskip When the current $I$ around a circuit $C$ is varied, an emf \[ \mathcal{E} = -\dfrac{\mathcal{F}}{t} = -L \dfrac{I}{t} \] is induced. In a small timer interval $\delta t$, a charge $\delta Q = I \delta t$ flows around $C$ and the work done on it by the Lorentz force is \[ \delta W = \mathcal{E} \delta Q = -LI \dfrac{I}{t} \delta t \] So the rate at which work is done \emph{by} the current \emph{on} the EM field is \[ -\dfrac{W}{t} = LI \dfrac{I}{t} = \dfrac{}{t} (\half LI^2) \] Consider reaching a magnetostatic state by building up the current from $0$ to $I$. The energy stored is \begin{align*} U &= \half LI^2 \\ &= \half I\mathcal{F} \\ &= I \int_C \bf{A} \cdot \dd \bf{x} \\ &= \half \int \bf{J} \cdot \bf{A} \dd V \end{align*} analogous to $U = \half \int \rho \Phi \dd V$ in electrostatics. \myskip Now, using $(M3')$ we have \[ U = \frac{1}{2\mu_0} \int (\nabla \times \bf{B}) \cdot \bf{A}\ dd V \] and $(\nabla \times \bf{B}) \cdot \bf{A} = \nabla \cdot (\bf{B} \times \bf{A}) + \bf{b} \cdot (\nabla \times \bf{A})$. If we take the integral over all space then the first term gives zero by the divergence theorem, since \[ |\bf{B}| = O \left( \frac{1}{|\bf{x}|^3} \right) \qquad \text{and} \qquad |\bf{A}| = O \left( \frac{1}{|\bf{x}|^2} \right) \] as $|\bf{x}| \to \infty$ for a finite current distribution, leaving \[ \boxed{U = \int \frac{|\bf{B}|^2}{2\mu_0} \dd V} \] as the energy stored in the magnetic field. \subsection{Ohm's law} In a stationary conductor \[ \boxed{\bf{J} = \sigma\bf{E}} \] where $\sigma$ is the \emph{electrical conductivity}. This is not a fundamental physical law but a constitutive relation, a macroscopic property of a material. \myskip Inverse relation \[ \bf{E} = \sigma^{-1} \bf{J} \] where $\sigma^{-1}$ is the \emph{resistivity} (usually denoted $\rho$ -- both $\sigma$ and $\rho$ conflict with notation for charge densities). \myskip A \emph{perfect conductor} corresponds to the limit $\sigma \to \infty$ (so $\bf{E} = \bf{0}$) and a \emph{perfect insulator} to $\sigma \to 0$ (so $\bf{J} = \bf{0}$). \myskip Consider a straight wire of length $L$ in the direction of the unit vector $\bf{n}$ and with uniform cross-sectional area $A$ and conductivity $\sigma$. If the electric field is $\bf{E} = E \bf{n}$ where $E = \text{const}$ then $\bf{J} = \sigma E \bf{n}$ and the total current is $I = \sigma EA$. The potential difference (voltage) along the wire is \[ V = \int \bf{E} \cdot \dd \bf{x} = EL = \frac{IL}{\sigma A} \] \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.6\linewidth] {images/f5f60574adde11ed.png} \end{center} \[ \boxed{V = IR} \] where $R = \frac{L}{\sigma A}$ is the \emph{resistance} of the wire. \myskip Accompanying the resistance of a wire is \emph{Joule heating} (or \emph{Ohmic heating}): conversion of EM energy into heat at the rate $I^2R$. If the voltage $V$ is maintained by a batter, then $VI = I^2R$ is the rate at which the emf of the battery ($\mathcal{E} = V$) does work to maintain the $I$. \subsection{Time-dependent electric fields} \subsubsection*{Scalar and vector potentials} In electrodynamics we can no longer write $\bf{E} = -\nabla \Phi$. But (M2) still allows us to write \[ \boxed{\bf{B} = \nabla \times \bf{A}} \] and (M3) then gives \[ \nabla \times \left( \bf{E} + \pfrac{\bf{A}}{t} \right) = \bf{0} \] allowing us to write \[ \boxed{\bf{E} = -\nabla \Phi - \pfrac{\bf{A}}{t}} \] generalising the electrostatic expression. Under a time-dependent gauge transformation \[ \bf{A}' = \bf{A} + \nabla \chi, \qquad \Phi' = \Phi - \pfrac{\chi}{t} \] where $\chi(\bf{x}, t)$ is any scalar field, then both $\bf{E}$ and $\bf{B}$ are unchanged. \subsubsection*{The displacement current} In magnetostatics we used Amp\`ere's law \[ \int_C \bf{B} \cdot \dd \bf{x} = \mu_0 \int_S \bf{J} \cdot \dd \bf{S} = \mu_0 I \] or its differential form (M4') \[ \nabla \times \bf{B} = \mu_0 \bf{J} \] For $t$-dependent situations (M4) \[ \nabla \times \bf{B} = \mu_0 \left( \bf{J} + \eps_0 \pfrac{\bf{E}}{t} \right) \] contains an extra term, the \emph{displacement current}. \myskip Why is it needed? Without it, we would have $\nabla \cdot \bf{J} = 0$, which describes charge conservation in a situation where $\rho$ is constrained to remain constant. \myskip But suppose we place free particles of positive charge in some locallised region. Repulsice Coulomb forces cause the particles to separate, implying $\nabla \cdot \bf{J} > 0$. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.2\linewidth] {images/c225a0b8ade011ed.png} \end{center} We have seen that charge conservation in the correct form \[ \pfrac{\rho}{t} + \nabla \cdot \bf{J} = 0 \] follows from Maxwell's equations including the displacement current.