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Homework Statement
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An infinitely long straight wire of steady current I1 is placed to the left of a circular wire of current I2 and radius a as shown. The center of the circular wire is distance d(≥ a) away from the straight wire. Let’s find the net magnetic (Lorentz) force acting on the entire circular wire as follows:
(A) Express the magnetic field Bp at point P (due to the
current I1) in given quantities (including its direction).
(B) The Lorentz force due to the magnetic field Bp acting on a small current segment I2dℓ at P is given by
dF = I2dℓ × Bp
Express dF = (dFx, dFy, dFz) in component representation in given quantities.
(C) By integrating your results from (B) show explicitly that the net Lorentz force for the
entire circular wire is given by
Fnet = µoI1I2[itex]\left(1-[itex]\frac{d}{\sqrt{d2-a2}}[/itex]\right)[itex][itex]\hat{y}[/itex]
Homework Equations
Most given in question.
Bp=[itex]\frac{-μ0I1}{2π(d+x)}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
The first two parts I got through pretty easily. Part (A) was just giving the equation of the B-field for an infinite wire. For part (B) I ended up with:
dF=[itex]\left(\frac{-μ0I1I2acosødø}{2(d+acosø)}\right)[/itex][itex]\hat{x}[/itex]+[itex]\left(\frac{-μ0I1I2asinødø}{2(d+acosø)}\right)[/itex][itex]\hat{y}[/itex]
which I got from taking the cross product of I2dl and Bp, and am fairly certain is correct.
Now, for part (C) I keep getting stuck, I see what I'm supposed to get for Fnet, but my answer always has a natural log, or becomes zero, and I don't know how else to approach the problem.