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So I'm working on yet another problem, and have come to a minor stump.
2 wires run parallel with the Z axis in the xz plane, one with current I-1, other with current I-2.
I need to determine the components of Maxwell's stress tensor at a field point P, where P is a point on the yz plane (x=0), a distance y above the xz plane.
We know,
[tex]T_{ij} = \epsilon_0 \left( E_i E_j - \frac{1}{2} \delta_{ij} E^2 \right) + \frac{1}{\mu_0} \left( B_i B_j - \frac{1}{2} \delta_{ij} E^2 \right)[/tex]
I calculate B due to wire 1 to be,
[tex] \overrightarrow{B_1} = -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_1y}{2\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{x} -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_1d}{4\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{y} [/tex]
And B due to wire 2,
[tex] \overrightarrow{B_2} = -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_2y}{2\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{x} + \frac{{\mu}_0 I_2d}{4\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{y} [/tex]
I know the the equation for the stress tensor involves Electric field also, but is there an E-field created by to wires with current? Or is there no E-field and E=0?
Also, since P lies on yz plane, and x=0, does that mean all tensor components with x in the indices is also zero?
Some help to guide me?
Thanks!
2 wires run parallel with the Z axis in the xz plane, one with current I-1, other with current I-2.
I need to determine the components of Maxwell's stress tensor at a field point P, where P is a point on the yz plane (x=0), a distance y above the xz plane.
We know,
[tex]T_{ij} = \epsilon_0 \left( E_i E_j - \frac{1}{2} \delta_{ij} E^2 \right) + \frac{1}{\mu_0} \left( B_i B_j - \frac{1}{2} \delta_{ij} E^2 \right)[/tex]
I calculate B due to wire 1 to be,
[tex] \overrightarrow{B_1} = -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_1y}{2\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{x} -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_1d}{4\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{y} [/tex]
And B due to wire 2,
[tex] \overrightarrow{B_2} = -\frac{{\mu}_0 I_2y}{2\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{x} + \frac{{\mu}_0 I_2d}{4\pi(d^2/4+y^2)}\hat{y} [/tex]
I know the the equation for the stress tensor involves Electric field also, but is there an E-field created by to wires with current? Or is there no E-field and E=0?
Also, since P lies on yz plane, and x=0, does that mean all tensor components with x in the indices is also zero?
Some help to guide me?
Thanks!
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