Paper 4 , Section II, D

Electrodynamics
Part II, 2018

(a) Define the polarisation of a dielectric material and explain what is meant by the term bound charge.

Consider a sample of material with spatially dependent polarisation P(x)\mathbf{P}(\mathbf{x}) occupying a region VV with surface SS. Show that, in the absence of free charge, the resulting scalar potential ϕ(x)\phi(\mathbf{x}) can be ascribed to bulk and surface densities of bound charge.

Consider a sphere of radius RR consisting of a dielectric material with permittivity ϵ\epsilon surrounded by a region of vacuum. A point-like electric charge qq is placed at the centre of the sphere. Determine the density of bound charge on the surface of the sphere.

(b) Define the magnetization of a material and explain what is meant by the term bound current.

Consider a sample of material with spatially-dependent magnetization M(x)\mathbf{M}(\mathbf{x}) occupying a region VV with surface SS. Show that, in the absence of free currents, the resulting vector potential A(x)\mathbf{A}(\mathbf{x}) can be ascribed to bulk and surface densities of bound current.

Consider an infinite cylinder of radius rr consisting of a material with permeability μ\mu surrounded by a region of vacuum. A thin wire carrying current II is placed along the axis of the cylinder. Determine the direction and magnitude of the resulting bound current density on the surface of the cylinder. What is the magnetization M(x)\mathbf{M}(\mathbf{x}) on the surface of the cylinder?