Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 ii Paper 3 36B d Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Let , , and . To leading nonzero multipole expansion order, the loop is a time-dependent magnetic dipole withExpanding the retarded electromagnetic potential across the small loop givesThe term is the near magnetic-dipole field and the term is the magnetic dipole radiation field. Substituting the Fourier series for the current givesThe summand vanishes for the stated sine series.