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68. We refer to the center of the circle (where we are evaluating

B) as C. Recalling the straight sections

discussion in Sample Problem 30-1, we see that the current in the straight segments which are colinear
with C do not contribute to the field there. Eq. 30-11 (with φ = π/2 rad) and the right-hand rule
indicates that the currents in the two arcs contribute

µ

0

i(π/2)

4πR

µ

0

i(π/2)

4πR

= 0

to the field at C. Thus, the non-zero contributions come from those straight-segments which are not
colinear with C. There are two of these “semi-infinite” segments, one a vertical distance R above C and
the other a horizontal distance R to the left of C. Both contribute fields pointing out of the page (see
Fig. 30-6(c)). Since the magnitudes of the two contributions (governed by Eq. 30-9) add, then the result
is

B = 2

µ

0

i

4πR

=

µ

0

i

2πR

exactly what one would expect from a single infinite straight wire (see Eq. 30-6). For such a wire to
produce such a field (out of the page) with a leftward current requires that the point of evaluating the
field be below the wire (again, see Fig. 30-6(c)).


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