Paper 3, Section II, C
Part IB, 2011
Show, using the vacuum Maxwell equations, that for any volume with surface ,
What is the interpretation of this equation?
A uniform straight wire, with a circular cross section of radius , has conductivity and carries a current . Calculate at the surface of the wire, and hence find the flux of into unit length of the wire. Relate your result to the resistance of the wire, and the rate of energy dissipation.