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Past exam of the physics B course of the University of Cambridge 2013 Paper 2 Section A A3 Solution by
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For the uniform magnetic field in an off-axis cylindrical cavity, let point from the conductor's axis to the hole's axis and let the current flow in . Its uniform current density in the metal isSuperpose a complete cylinder carrying and a cylinder occupying the hole carrying . Inside a uniformly filled cylinder, Ampère's law gives . For any point in the cavity,There is no remaining position dependence, so the field is uniform. Its magnitude is , perpendicular to the axis-offset vector in the cross-sectional plane. Reversing the current reverses the field.
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