A2.5
Part II, 2004
(i) Write down the general solution of Poisson's equation. Derive from Maxwell's equations the Biot-Savart law for the magnetic field of a steady localised current distribution.
(ii) A plane rectangular loop with sides of length and lies in the plane and is centred on the origin. Show that when , the vector potential is given approximately by
where is the magnetic moment of the loop.
Hence show that the magnetic field at a great distance from an arbitrary small plane loop of area , situated in the -plane near the origin and carrying a current , is given by