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On-axis magnetic field of a circular current loop

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Electromagnetism Biot-Savart law
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A circular loop of radius R carrying electric current I has, on its axis,
B(z)=2(R2+z2)3/2μ0​IR2​z^,
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where the sign of z^ is fixed by the right-hand rule. At its centre, B(0)=μ0​I/(2R).

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