Magnetic Field Inside a Conductor

The magnetic field inside a conductor with uniform current density J = I/πR2 can be found with Ampere's Law.

Inside the conductor the magnetic field B increases linearly with r. Outside the conductor the magnetic field becomes that of a straight conductor and decreases with radius. Note that the expressions for inside and outside would approach the same value at the surface if the magnetic permeability were the same.

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Magnetic field concepts

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