B Field Insidea Long Wire

• Suppose a total current I flows through the wire of radius a into the screen as shown.

• Calculate B field as a fcn of r, the distance from the center of the wire.

• B field is only a fcn of r Þ take path to be circle of radius r:

• Current passing through circle:

• Ampere's Law:

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