Derive from Maxwell's equations the Biot-Savart law
B(r)=4πμ0∫V∣r−r′∣3j(r′)×(r−r′)dV′
giving the magnetic field B(r) produced by a steady current density j(r) that vanishes outside a bounded region V.
[You may assume that the divergence of the magnetic vector potential is zero.]
A steady current density j(r) has the form j=(0,jϕ(r),0) in cylindrical polar coordinates (r,ϕ,z) where
jϕ(r)={kr00⩽r⩽b,−h⩽z⩽h otherwise ,
and k is a constant. Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at the origin.
[ Hint :∫−hh(r2+z2)3/2dz=r2(h2+r2)1/22h]