1. Electricity and Magnetism
• Today
– Charged particles in B-Field
– Sources of B-Field
Apr 3 2002

2. Magnetism
• Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field
• How are Force and Field related?
• What is the Source of the Field?
Apr 3 2002

3. Force on moving charge
• Charged particle in a combination of Electric
and Magnetic Field:
FL = q E + qv x B
This we know!
Apr 3 2002
Lorentz Force
Direction:Right-Hand Rule

4. Force on moving charge
-q FE
v
E
xB
FB
In B-Field:
F= m a
|q| v B = m v2/R
-> R = m v/(q B)
FL = q E + q v x B
Apr 3 2002
Cyclotron Radius

5. Example
1 mile
• Why so big?
RHIC
R = m v/(q B)
Momentum p
• Large p -> Large R
• B ~ 10T (very big!)
• Max. B in Lab around 100 T
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Apr 3 2002

6. Work done on moving charge
-q FE
v
E
xB
FB
L
W = FE L
=qEL
Apr 3 2002
dW = FB dL = (q v x B) dL
=0

7. Magnet and Current
Wire
F
F
I
• Force on wire if I != 0
• Direction of Force depends on Sign of I
• Force perpendicular to I
Apr 3 2002

8. N
Wire, I > 0
N
S
Apr 3 2002
S
X
N
S
Currents and Magnetic Field

9. Currents and B-Field
I
• Current as Source of B
• Magnetic Field lines
are always closed
– no Magnetic Charge
(Monopole)
• Right Hand Rule
Apr 3 2002

10. Currents and B-Field
I
Apr 3 2002
I

11. Currents and B-Field
I
I
• Superposition Principle!
Apr 3 2002

12. Currents and B-Field
I
Ix
x
x
x
• Solenoid: Large, uniform B inside!
Apr 3 2002

13. Current and Current
I
F
I
F
Attraction
Apr 3 2002
I
F
I
F
Repulsion

14. Magnetic Field vs Electric Field
B
r
+Q
v
B
~q
~1/r2
~v x r
azimuthal
B = µ0/(4 π) Q/r2 v x r
µ0 = 4 π 10-7 T m /A
Apr 3 2002
E
~q
~1/r2
/
radial
E
+Q
E = 1/(4 π ε0) Q/r2 r
ε0 = 8.85 10-12 C2/(Nm2)

15. Magnetic Field for Current I
y
dl
r
φ
I
z
Apr 3 2002
x

16. Magnetic Field for Current I
B = µ0/(4 π) Q/r2 v x r
for single charge
I = dQ/dt -> dQ v = dQ dl/dt = I dl
dB = µ0/(4 π) I dl x r/r2
Law of Biot-Savart:
Magnetic Field dB for current through segment dl
Apr 3 2002