The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources
We present a new algorithm for computing th e electromagnetic fields of currents inside and outside of finite current sources, for arbitrary time variations in the currents. Unexpectedly, we find that our solutions for these fields are free of the concepts of differential calculus, in that our...
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| author | Olbert, Stanislaw Belcher, John Winston Price, Richard |
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| description | We present a new algorithm for computing th e electromagnetic fields of currents inside and outside of finite current sources, for arbitrary time variations in the currents. Unexpectedly, we find that our solutions for these fields are free of the concepts of differential calculus, in that our soluti ons only involve the cu rrents and their time integrals, and do not involve the time derivatives of the currents. As examples, we give the solutions for two configurations of current : a planar solenoid and a rotating spherical shell carrying a uniform charge density. For slow time variations in the currents, we show that our general solutions reduce to the standard expressi ons for the fields in classic magnetic dipole radiation. In th e limit of extremely fast turn -on of the currents, we show that for our general solutions the amount of energy radiated is exactly equal to the magnetic energy stored in the static fields a long time after current creation. We give three associated problem statements which can be used in courses at the undergraduate level, and one problem statement suitable fo r courses at the graduate level. These problems are of physical interest because: (1) they show that current systems of finite extent can radiate even during time interval s when the currents are constant; (2) they explicitly display transit time delays across a source associated with its finite dimensions; and (3) they allow students to see directly the origin of the reaction forces for time- varying systems. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1209292022-09-28T17:03:04Z The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources Olbert, Stanislaw Belcher, John Winston Price, Richard Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Olbert, Stanislaw Belcher, John Winston Price, Richard We present a new algorithm for computing th e electromagnetic fields of currents inside and outside of finite current sources, for arbitrary time variations in the currents. Unexpectedly, we find that our solutions for these fields are free of the concepts of differential calculus, in that our soluti ons only involve the cu rrents and their time integrals, and do not involve the time derivatives of the currents. As examples, we give the solutions for two configurations of current : a planar solenoid and a rotating spherical shell carrying a uniform charge density. For slow time variations in the currents, we show that our general solutions reduce to the standard expressi ons for the fields in classic magnetic dipole radiation. In th e limit of extremely fast turn -on of the currents, we show that for our general solutions the amount of energy radiated is exactly equal to the magnetic energy stored in the static fields a long time after current creation. We give three associated problem statements which can be used in courses at the undergraduate level, and one problem statement suitable fo r courses at the graduate level. These problems are of physical interest because: (1) they show that current systems of finite extent can radiate even during time interval s when the currents are constant; (2) they explicitly display transit time delays across a source associated with its finite dimensions; and (3) they allow students to see directly the origin of the reaction forces for time- varying systems. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (grant PHY0554367) 2019-03-12T18:00:42Z 2019-03-12T18:00:42Z 2012-04 2019-03-07T18:38:42Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0002-9505 1943-2909 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120929 Olbert, Stanislaw, John Belcher, and Richard H. Price. “The Creation and Propagation of Radiation: Fields Inside and Outside of Sources.” American Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (April 2012): 321–328. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-6468 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-2992 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-5939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3682326 American Journal of Physics Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) arXiv |
| spellingShingle | Olbert, Stanislaw Belcher, John Winston Price, Richard The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources |
| title | The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources |
| title_full | The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources |
| title_short | The creation and propagation of radiation: Fields inside and outside of sources |
| title_sort | creation and propagation of radiation fields inside and outside of sources |
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