Magnetic Field around a dipole calculation

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The discussion revolves around the calculation of the magnetic field around a dipole, specifically the transition from equation 8.20 to 8.21a in "Elements of Electromagnetics." The original poster attempted to substitute and integrate to derive the equation but realized their result did not match the book's outcome. They noted the author's assumption of r being much greater than a, suggesting this might be crucial for the calculation. Ultimately, the poster found an explanation in another book but expressed frustration over the lack of responses from others in the forum. The conversation highlights the complexities involved in electromagnetic calculations and the importance of assumptions in deriving formulas.
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I've attached a page from the book Elements of Electromagnetics.

I was wondering how he gets from eq.8.20 to eq.8.21a.

What I would have done is sub in dl=a.d∅.a∅ and integrate ∅ between 0 and 2pi.

This would then give you A=[(2.μ0.I.pi.a)/(4.pi.r)].a

This is obviously wrong because it's not what he got. He does make an assumption that r>>a so maybe i have to do something with that.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks
 
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Its ok, i found the explanation in a book on google books. Its a bit long and tedious.

I guess no one here would be able to understand it which is why i got no reply. Oh well...
 
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