An ideal electric dipole is situated at the origin; its dipole moment points in the z direction and is quadratic in time:

p(t)=12p¨0t2z^    (<t<)

wherep¨0is a constant.

  1. Use the method of Section 11.1.2 to determine the (exact) electric and magnetic fields for all r > 0 (there's also a delta-function term at the origin, but we're not concerned with that).
  2. Calculate the power, P(r,t), passing through a sphere of radius r.
  3. Find the total power radiated (Eq. 11.2), and check that your answer is consistent with Eq. 11.60.21

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. The (exact) electric and magnetic fields for all r > 0 is V=μ0p¨08πcosctr21,
  2. the power, P(r, t), passing through a sphere of radius r. is μ0p¨0212πε0r3tt2+rc2
  3. The radiated power is Prad=μ0p¨206πc

Step by step solution

01

Understanding of dipole moment

Dipole moment is a property of dipole which develops when a certain distance separates two charged particles. The main reason behind the rise of this property is the electronegativity and difference between chemically bonded atoms or elements.

02

Determination of the Electric field and Magnetic field

(a)

From equation 11.4, we can write,

p(t)=q(t)dz^

And we know that,

q(t)=q0cos(ωt)=kdt2...(i)

Here,

k=12p¨0

From equation 11.5, we get:

V(r,t)=14πε0q0cosωtr+cr+q0cosωtrcr...(ii)

Now, by using equation (i), we can modify equation (ii) as:

V(r,t)=14πε0ktr+c2r+ktrc2r

Taking common the term k, we get:

V(r,t)=k4πε0tr+c2r+trc2r=k4πε0t+2r+c22tr+cr+t+2rc22trcr=k4πε0t1r+1r2+1c2(r+r)...(iii)

By using equations 11.8 and 11.9, we can write:

r±r1d2rcosθ

And

1r±r1±d2rcosθ

Now, putting the values in equation (iii), we get:

role="math" localid="1658838599556" V(r,t)=k4πε0t2rdrcosθ+rc2drcosθ=k4πε0c2dcosθctr21

Now, putting the value of k, we get:

role="math" localid="1658838650158" V(r,t)=12p¨04πε0c2cosθctr21=μ0p¨08πcosθctr21

From equation 11.15, we can write:

I(t)=dqdtz^=2ktz^

Again from equations 11.16 and 11.17, we get:

A(r,t)=μ04πd2+d2q0ωsinωtrcz^rdz...(11.16)

And

A(r,θ,t)=μ0p0ω4πrsin[ω(trc)]z^

Therefore, from equation (11.16), we can further calculate as:

A(r,t)=μ04πz^d2+d22ktrcrdz=μ04πz^2ktrcr=μ0p¨04πcctr1z^

We know that the formulae of Electric field intensity can be written as

E=VAt

Therefore,

E=μ0p¨08πcosθ[2(ct)2r3]r^1rsinθctr21θ^μ0p¨04πccrz^=μ0p¨04πrctr21cosθr^+12ctr2+1sinθθ^

We know that the formulae for calculating magnetic flux density (B) are:

B=×A=×μ0p¨04πcctr1z^=μ0p¨04πc×ctr1(cosθr^sinθθ^)=μ0p¨0t4πr2sinθϕ^

03

Determination of power passing through the sphere.

(b)

For the determination of power, we have to use a pointing vector which is:

S=1μ0(E×B)

Putting the respective expressions of E and B, we get:

S=1μ0(E×B)=1μ0μ0p¨04πrctr21cosθr^+12ctr2+1sinθθ^×μ0p¨0t4πr2sinθϕ^=μ0p¨20t32π2ctr21sin2θr3(r2sinθdθdϕ)

Therefore, power radiated can be calculated as

P(r,t0)=0πsdθ=0πμ0p¨20t32π2ctr21sin2θr3(r2sinθdθdϕ)=μ0p¨20t32π2ctr212π0πsin3θdθ=μ0p¨20t12πrctr21...(iv)

04

To check the consistency of the answer.

(c)

To check the consistency with the equation Eq. 11.60.21, we can do the following:

From equation (iv), we can write:

P(r,t0+r/c)=μ0p¨2012πrt0+rccr2(t02+2t0rc+rc2+1=μ0p¨2012πc1+ct0r2+2ct0r+ct0r2

Therefore,

The radiated power:

Prad=limrPr,t0+rc=μ0p¨206πc

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Assuming you exclude the runaway solution in Prob. 11.19, calculate

(a) The work done by the external force,

(b) The final kinetic energy (assume the initial kinetic energy was zero),

(c) The total energy radiated.

Check that energy is conserved in this process.

(a) A particle of charge qmoves in a circle of radiusRat a constant speedv. To sustain the motion, you must, of course, provide a centripetal forcemv2Rwhat additional force (Fe) must you exert, in order to counteract the radiation reaction? [It's easiest to express the answer in terms of the instantaneous velocityv.] What power (Pe) does this extra force deliver? ComparePewith the power radiated (use the Larmor formula).

(b) Repeat part (a) for a particle in simple harmonic motion with amplitudeand angular frequency:ω.ω(t)=Acos(ωt)z Explain the discrepancy.

(c) Consider the case of a particle in free fall (constant accelerationg). What is the radiation reaction force? What is the power radiated? Comment on these results.

Question: In Ex. 11.3 we assumed the velocity and acceleration were (instantaneously,

at least) collinear. Carry out the same analysis for the case where they are

perpendicular. Choose your axes so that v lies along the z axis and a along the x axis

(Fig. 11.14), so thatv=vz^,a=ax^,andr^=sinθcosϕx^+sinv=vz^,a=ax^,andr^=sinθcosϕx^+sinsinϕy^+cosθz^Check that P is consistent with the Lienard formula.

dP=μ0q2a216π2c1-βcosθ2-1-β2sin2θcos2ϕ1-βcosθ5,P=μ0q2a2γ46πc[Answer: .For relativistic velocities ( β1) the radiation is again sharply peaked in the forward

direction (Fig. 11.15). The most important application of these formulas is to circular motion-in this case the radiation is called synchrotron radiation. For a relativistic electron, the radiation sweeps around like a locomotive's headlight as the particle moves.]

Find the radiation resistance (Prob. 11.3) for the oscillating magnetic dipole in Fig. 11.8. Express your answer in terms ofλand b , and compare the radiation resistance of the electric dipole. [ Answer: 3×105(bλ)4Ω]

Deduce Eq. 11.100 from Eq. 11.99. Here are three methods:

(a) Use the Abraham-Lorentz formula to determine the radiation reaction on each end of the dumbbell; add this to the interaction term (Eq. 11.99).

(b) Method (a) has the defect that it uses the Abraham-Lorentz formula—the very thing that we were trying to derive. To avoid this,F(q) let be the total d-independent part of the self-force on a charge q. Then

F(q)=Fint(q)+2F(q2)

WhereFint is the interaction part (Eq. 11.99), andF(q2) is the self-force on each end. Now,F(q) must be proportional to q2, since the field is proportional to q and the force is qE. SoF(q2)=(14)F(q) Take it from there.

(c) Smear out the charge along a strip of length L oriented perpendicular to the motion (the charge density, then, is λ=qL); find the cumulative interaction force for all pairs of segments, using Eq. 11.99 (with the correspondence q2λdy, at one end and at the other). Make sure you don’t count the same pair twice.

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