magnet formulas
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On-Axis Field Due to a Current Loop
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This simple formula uses the law of Biot Savart,
integrated over a circular current loop to obtain the magnetic field at
any point along the axis of the loop.
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B is the magnetic field, in teslas, at any point on the axis of
a current loop. The direction of the field is perpendicular to the plane
of the loop.
μo is the permeability constant (1.26x10-6 H/m)
i is the current in the wire, in amperes.
r is the radius of the current loop, in meters.
x is the distance, on axis, from the center of the current loop
to the location where the magnetic field is calculated, in meters.
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Special Case: x = 0
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Special Case: x >> 0
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Note that this is equivalent to the expression for on-axis magnetic field
due to a magnetic dipole:
where A is the area of the current loop, or πr2
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