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    This document is a problem set from the School of Physics at the University of Hyderabad for the M.Sc. and I.M.Sc. programs. It contains 5 problems related to electromagnetic theory and magnetostatics. The problems cover topics like calculating magnetic fields from current loops and multipoles, properties of magnetic fields, cyclotron motion of charged particles, and the quantum mechanical treatment using the Schrodinger equation. Students are asked to solve the problems precisely and submit their answers by February 20th for a total of 20 marks.

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    This document is a problem set from the School of Physics at the University of Hyderabad for the M.Sc. and I.M.Sc. programs. It contains 5 problems related to electromagnetic theory and magnetostatics. The problems cover topics like calculating magnetic fields from current loops and multipoles, properties of magnetic fields, cyclotron motion of charged particles, and the quantum mechanical treatment using the Schrodinger equation. Students are asked to solve the problems precisely and submit their answers by February 20th for a total of 20 marks.

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    UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD

    School of Physics
    M.Sc.-2023 & I.M.Sc-2020 Batches
    PY-452 & IP-452: Electromagnetic Theory-II
    Problem Set: 1 (Minor Examination-1)
    Due Date for Submission: 20 February 2024
    Please be precise for answering correctly.
    Total Marks/Grade: 20 Marks
    N.B.: Symbols have their usual meaning. All the problems carry equal weightage.
    Electrostatics:

    • 1 A. Find the magnetic field at the center of a square loop which carries a steady current I. Let b
    be the distance from the center to a side.
    B. Find the magnetic field at the center of a regular n-sided polygon carrying a steady current I.
    Again, let b be the distance from the center to a side.
    C. Show that the magnetic field obtained for the polygon reduces to the result for a circular loop
    for n → ∞.

    • 2 A. Find the magnetic vector potential A at an arbitrary point ⃗


    r = xî + y ĵ + z k̂ due to a circular
    loop carrying a steady current I. Assume the loop be on the x − y plane, its center be at the
    origin, and its radius be b.
    B. Determine the magnetic field (B⃗ = Bx î + By ĵ + Bz k̂) from the above vector potential A. ⃗
    ⃗=
    C. Show that for a small loop (b ≪ r), the vector potential takes the form A µ0 m×⃗
    ⃗ r
    .
    4π r 3

    • 3 A. Show that the magnitude of a magnetic field B(⃗


    ⃗ r ) of a static case can have a local minimum,
    but never a local maximum, in a source free region (where ∇ · B ⃗ = 0 and ∇ × B ⃗ = 0)1 .
    B. Show that 2I [d⃗r ′ × (⃗ ⃗ r) − ⃗
    r ′ · ∇)B(⃗ r ′ × (d⃗ ⃗ r )] = (m
    r ′ · ∇)B(⃗ ⃗ r)
    H
    ⃗ × ∇) × B(⃗

    • 4 A. Let B(⃗
    ⃗ r ) be the magnetic field produced by a steady current distribution of the current
    ⃗
    density J (⃗
    r ) that lies entirely inside a spherical volume V of radius R. Show that the magnetic
    3 ⃗ r )d3⃗
    R
    moment due to the current distribution is m ⃗ = 2µ 0 V
    B(⃗ r.
    B. Using the above result show that the magnetic field at ⃗r due to a point magnetic
     dipole of the
    dipole moment m⃗ located at ⃗ ⃗ r ) = µ0 3(r̂·m)r̂−
    r = 0 is B(⃗ ⃗ m
    ⃗
    + 8π ⃗ 3 (⃗
    mδ r ) ∀⃗
    r.
    4π r3 3

    • 5. Let there be a charged particle of charge q and mass m in a uniform magnetic field B
    ⃗ = B k̂
    in 3D.
    A. Write down the classical Hamiltonian for the particle with symmetric gauge.
    B. Write down Newton’s equation of motion for the particle and determine the cyclotron (angular)
    frequency of the particle.
    C. Determine the magnetic moment of the particle due to its cyclotron motion.
    D. Is the center of the cyclotron motion unique? If not, why?
    E. Write down time-independent Schrödinger equation for the charged particle with Landau gauge.
    Write down the energy eigenvalues and their degeneracies for this particle. What is the symmetry
    behind this degeneracy? Is it possible to get a degeneracy for a 1-D problem?

    1
    Refer to Thomson’s theorem for magnetostatics.

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