Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 32 - The Magnetic Field - Exercises and Problems - Page 961: 78

Answer

$B={\mu_0 \omega Q }/{2\pi R } $

Work Step by Step

Let's assume we can divide the disk into many infinitesimal loops (rings). Each loop contains a charge of $dq$ that is spinning along this loop since the disk is spinning around its center. We can assume that spinning is a current. The magnetic field exerted by a current-carrying loop at its center is given by $$dB_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{\mu_0I}{2r}$$ where $r$ is the radius of the loop and $I=dq_{\rm loop}/dt$, $$dB_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{\mu_0dq_{\rm loop}}{2rdt}\tag 1$$ The charge area density of the disk is given by $$\sigma =\dfrac{Q}{A}=\dfrac{Q}{\pi R^2}=\dfrac{dq_{\rm loop}}{A_{\rm loop}}$$ where $R$ is the radius of the disk. So, $$dq_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{QA_{\rm loop}}{\pi R^2}$$ where $_{\rm loop}= 2\pi r dr$ (we assume that the thickness of one loop is dr), hence $$dq_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{2\pi rQ dr }{\pi R^2}$$ $$dq_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{2 rQ dr }{ R^2}\tag 2$$ The spinning velocity of the disk is $\omega$ where $\omega=2\pi /t$ and since $\omega$ is constant, $$dt=\dfrac{2\pi }{\omega}\tag 3$$ Plug (2) and (3) into (1), $$dB_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{\mu_0 \omega }{4\pi r }\cdot \dfrac{2 rQ dr }{ R^2} $$ $$dB_{\rm loop}=\dfrac{\mu_0 \omega Q dr }{2\pi R^2 } $$ Hence, the net magnetic field of the disk is given by $$\int_0^B dB_{\rm loop}=\int_0^R \dfrac{\mu_0 \omega Q dr }{2\pi R^2 } $$ $$B=\dfrac{\mu_0 \omega Q }{2\pi R^2 } \int_0^Rdr =\dfrac{\mu_0 \omega Q }{2\pi R^2 } R$$ $$\boxed{B= \dfrac{\mu_0 \omega Q }{2\pi R } }$$
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