Suppose that the current density J(r) is constant in time but the charge density ρ(r,t) is not.
(i) Show that ρ is a linear function of time:
ρ(r,t)=ρ(r,0)+ρ˙(r,0)t
where ρ˙(r,0) is the time derivative of ρ at time t=0.
(ii) The magnetic induction due to a current density J(r) can be written as
B(r)=4πμ0∫∣r−r′∣3J(r′)×(r−r′)dV′
Show that this can also be written as
B(r)=4πμ0∇×∫∣r−r′∣J(r′)dV′
(iii) Assuming that J vanishes at infinity, show that the curl of the magnetic field in (1) can be written as
∇×B(r)=μ0J(r)+4πμ0∇∫∣r−r′∣∇′⋅J(r′)dV′
[You may find useful the identities ∇×(∇×A)=∇(∇⋅A)−∇2A and also ∇2(1/∣r−r′∣)=−4πδ(r−r′).]
(iv) Show that the second term on the right hand side of (2) can be expressed in terms of the time derivative of the electric field in such a way that B itself obeys Ampère's law with Maxwell's displacement current term, i.e. ∇×B=μ0J+μ0ϵ0∂E/∂t.