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The magnetic field inside a circular parallel plate capacitor of...
The magnetic field inside a circular parallel plate capacitor of radius is observed to be directly proportional to the radial distance from the central axis. If the magnitude of this magnetic field at any fixed point inside the capacitor is constant in time, what is the time dependence of the electric field between the plates?
Options
- A is constant in time
- B varies quadratically with time
- C varies sinusoidally with time
- D varies linearly with time
Correct answer
D. varies linearly with time
Step-by-step solution
According to the Ampere-Maxwell law, the magnetic field inside the capacitor at a radial distance is given by .
Since the enclosed displacement current , we have .
We are given that is constant in time at any fixed point . This implies that the displacement current density must be constant in time.
The displacement current density is related to the electric field by .
For to be a non-zero constant, the rate of change of the electric field must be constant. Therefore, the electric field must vary linearly with time.
Answer: varies linearly with time
Since the enclosed displacement current , we have .
We are given that is constant in time at any fixed point . This implies that the displacement current density must be constant in time.
The displacement current density is related to the electric field by .
For to be a non-zero constant, the rate of change of the electric field must be constant. Therefore, the electric field must vary linearly with time.
Answer: varies linearly with time