A thick current carrying cable of radius R carries current I uniformly distributed across its cross-section. The variation of magnetic field B ( r ) due to the cable with the distance r from the axis of the cable is represented by:

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A thick current carrying cable of radius R carries current I uniformly distributed across its cross-section. The variation of magnetic field B ( r ) due to the cable with the distance r from the axis of the cable is represented by:, , , ,

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For inside part J = I π R 2 ∫ B → · d l → = μ 0 I i n c l o s e d … i B 2 π r = μ 0 I π R 2 × π r 2 B 2 π r = μ 0 I r 2 R 2 B ∝ r For outside part ∫ B → · d l → = μ 0 I i n c l o s e d B ( 2 π r ) = μ 0 I ∴ B ∝ 1 r

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