2. A Brief History of Magnetism
13th
century BC
Chinese used a compass
Uses a magnetic needle
Probably an invention of Arabic or Indian origin
800 BC
Greeks
Discovered magnetite (Fe3O4) attracts pieces of iron
3. A Brief History of Magnetism, 2
1269
Pierre de Maricourt found that the direction of a
needle near a spherical natural magnet formed
lines that encircled the sphere
The lines also passed through two points
diametrically opposed to each other
He called the points poles
4. A Brief History of Magnetism, 3
1600
William Gilbert
Expanded experiments with magnetism to a variety of
materials
Suggested the Earth itself was a large permanent
magnet
5. A Brief History of Magnetism, 4
1819
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovered the
relationship
between electricity
and magnetism
An electric current
in a wire deflected a
nearby compass
needle
6. A Brief History of Magnetism,
final
1820’s
Faraday and Henry
Further connections between electricity and
magnetism
A changing magnetic field creates an electric field
Maxwell
A changing electric field produces a magnetic field
7. Magnetic Poles
Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has
two poles
Called north and south poles
Poles exert forces on one another
Similar to the way electric charges exert forces on
each other
Like poles repel each other
N-N or S-S
Unlike poles attract each other
N-S
8. Magnetic Poles, cont.
The poles received their names due to the way a
magnet behaves in the Earth’s magnetic field
If a bar magnet is suspended so that it can move
freely, it will rotate
The magnetic north pole points toward the Earth’s north
geographic pole
This means the Earth’s north geographic pole is a magnetic
south pole
Similarly, the Earth’s south geographic pole is a magnetic
north pole
9. Magnetic Poles, final
The force between two poles varies as the
inverse square of the distance between them
A single magnetic pole has never been
isolated
In other words, magnetic poles are always found
in pairs
All attempts so far to detect an isolated magnetic
pole has been unsuccessful
No matter how many times a permanent magnetic is
cut in two, each piece always has a north and south
pole
10. Magnetic Fields
Reminder: an electric field surrounds any
electric charge
The region of space surrounding any moving
electric charge also contains a magnetic field
A magnetic field also surrounds a magnetic
substance making up a permanent magnet
11. Magnetic Fields, cont.
A vector quantity
Symbolized by
Direction is given by the direction a north
pole of a compass needle points in that
location
Magnetic field lines can be used to show how
the field lines, as traced out by a compass,
would look
B
12. Magnetic Field Lines, Bar
Magnet Example
The compass can be
used to trace the field
lines
The lines outside the
magnet point from the
North pole to the South
pole
13. Magnetic Field Lines, Bar
Magnet
Iron filings are used to
show the pattern of the
electric field lines
The direction of the
field is the direction a
north pole would point
14. Magnetic Field Lines, Unlike
Poles
Iron filings are used to
show the pattern of the
magnetic field lines
The direction of the
field is the direction a
north pole would point
Compare to the electric
field produced by an
electric dipole
15. Magnetic Field Lines, Like
Poles
Iron filings are used to
show the pattern of the
electric field lines
The direction of the
field is the direction a
north pole would point
Compare to the electric
field produced by like
charges
16. Magnetic Field
The magnetic field at some point in space
can be defined in terms of the magnetic
force,
The magnetic force will be exerted on a
charged particle moving with a velocity,
Assume (for now) there are no gravitational or
electric fields present
B
F
v
17. Force on a Charge Moving in a
Magnetic Field
The magnitude FB of the magnetic force
exerted on the particle is proportional to the
charge, q, and to the speed, v, of the particle
When a charged particle moves parallel to the
magnetic field vector, the magnetic force
acting on the particle is zero
When the particle’s velocity vector makes any
angle 0 with the field, the force acts in a
direction perpendicular to both the velocity
and the field
18. FB on a Charge Moving in a
Magnetic Field, final
The magnetic force exerted on a positive
charge is in the direction opposite the
direction of the magnetic force exerted on a
negative charge moving in the same direction
The magnitude of the magnetic force is
proportional to sin , where is the angle the
particle’s velocity makes with the direction of
the magnetic field
19. More About Direction
is perpendicular to the plane formed by and
Oppositely directed forces exerted on oppositely
charged particles will cause the particles to move in
opposite directions
B
F
v
B
20. Force on a Charge Moving in a
Magnetic Field, Formula
The properties can be summarized in a
vector equation:
is the magnetic force
q is the charge
is the velocity of the moving charge
is the magnetic field
F = Bev F= Bqv
B q
F v B
B
F
v
B
21. Direction: Right-Hand Rule #1
The fingers point in the
direction of
comes out of your
palm
Curl your fingers in the
direction of
The thumb points in the
direction of which
is the direction of
v
B
B
v B
B
F
22. More About Magnitude of F
The magnitude of the magnetic force on a
charged particle is FB = |q| v B sin
is the smaller angle between v and B
FB is zero when the field and velocity are parallel
or antiparallel
= 0 or 180o
FB is a maximum when the field and velocity are
perpendicular
= 90o
23. Differences Between Electric
and Magnetic Fields
Direction of force
The electric force acts along the direction of the
electric field
The magnetic force acts perpendicular to the
magnetic field
Motion
The electric force acts on a charged particle
regardless of whether the particle is moving
The magnetic force acts on a charged particle
only when the particle is in motion
24. Work in Fields, cont.
The kinetic energy of a charged particle
moving through a magnetic field cannot be
altered by the magnetic field alone
When a charged particle moves with a given
velocity through a magnetic field, the field can
alter the direction of the velocity, but not the
speed or the kinetic energy
25. Units of Magnetic Field
The SI unit of magnetic field is the tesla (T)
Wb is a weber
A non-SI commonly used unit is a gauss (G)
1 T = 104
G
2
( / )
Wb N N
T
m C m s A m
26. Notation Notes
When vectors are
perpendicular to the
page, dots and crosses
are used
The dots represent the
arrows coming out of the
page
The crosses represent
the arrows going into the
page
27. Charged Particle in a Magnetic
Field
Consider a particle moving
in an external magnetic field
with its velocity
perpendicular to the field
The force is always directed
toward the center of the
circular path
The magnetic force causes
a centripetal acceleration,
changing the direction of
the velocity of the particle
28. Force on a Charged Particle
Equating the magnetic and centripetal forces:
Solving for r:
r is proportional to the linear momentum of the
particle and inversely proportional to the magnetic
field
2
B
mv
F qvB
r
mv
r
qB
29. More About Motion of Charged
Particle
The angular speed of the particle is
The angular speed, , is also referred to as the
cyclotron frequency
The period of the motion is
v qB
ω
r m
2 2 2
πr π πm
T
v ω qB
30. Motion of a Particle, General
If a charged particle moves
in a magnetic field at some
arbitrary angle with respect
to the field, its path is a
helix
Same equations apply, with
31. Bending of an Electron Beam
Electrons are
accelerated from rest
through a potential
difference V
The electrons travel in
a curved path
Conservation of energy
will give v
Other parameters can
be found
32. Particle in a Nonuniform
Magnetic Field
The motion is complex
For example, the
particles can oscillate
back and forth between
two positions
This configuration is
known as a magnetic
bottle
33. Van Allen Radiation Belts
The Van Allen radiation
belts consist of charged
particles surrounding the
Earth in doughnut-shaped
regions
The particles are trapped by
the Earth’s magnetic field
The particles spiral from
pole to pole
May result in Auroras
34. Charged Particles Moving in
Electric and Magnetic Fields
In many applications, charged particles will
move in the presence of both magnetic and
electric fields
In that case, the total force is the sum of the
forces due to the individual fields
In general: q q
F E v B
35. Velocity Selector
Used when all the
particles need to move
with the same velocity
A uniform electric field
is perpendicular to a
uniform magnetic field
36. Velocity Selector, cont.
When the force due to the electric field is
equal but opposite to the force due to the
magnetic field, the particle moves in a
straight line
This occurs for velocities of value
v = E / B
37. Velocity Selector, final
Only those particles with the given speed will
pass through the two fields undeflected
The magnetic force exerted on particles
moving at speed greater than this is stronger
than the electric field and the particles will be
deflected to the left
Those moving more slowly will be deflected
to the right
38. Mass Spectrometer
A mass spectrometer
separates ions
according to their
mass-to-charge ratio
A beam of ions passes
through a velocity
selector and enters a
second magnetic field
39. Mass Spectrometer, cont.
After entering the second magnetic field, the
ions move in a semicircle of radius r before
striking a detector at P
If the ions are positively charged, they deflect
to the left
If the ions are negatively charged, they
deflect to the right
40. Thomson’s e/m Experiment
Electrons are accelerated
from the cathode
They are deflected by
electric and magnetic
fields
The beam of electrons
strikes a fluorescent
screen
e/m was measured
Read about it
41. Cyclotron
A cyclotron is a device that can accelerate
charged particles to very high speeds
The energetic particles produced are used to
bombard atomic nuclei and thereby produce
reactions
These reactions can be analyzed by
researchers
42. Cyclotron, 2
D1 and D2 are called
dees because of their
shape
A high frequency
alternating potential is
applied to the dees
A uniform magnetic
field is perpendicular to
them
43. Cyclotron, 3
A positive ion is released near the center and
moves in a semicircular path
The potential difference is adjusted so that
the polarity of the dees is reversed in the
same time interval as the particle travels
around one dee
This ensures the kinetic energy of the particle
increases each trip
44. Cyclotron, final
The cyclotron’s operation is based on the fact
that T is independent of the speed of the
particles and of the radius of their path
2 2 2
2
1
2 2
q B R
K mv
m
45. Magnetic Force on a Current
Carrying Conductor
A force is exerted on a current-carrying wire
placed in a magnetic field
The current is a collection of many charged
particles in motion
The direction of the force is given by the
right-hand rule
46. Force on a Wire
In this case, there is no
current, so there is no
force
Therefore, the wire
remains vertical
47. Force on a Wire (2)
The magnetic field is
into the page
The current is up the
page
The force is to the left
Fleming’s left hand rule
48. Force on a Wire, (3)
The magnetic field is
into the page
The current is down the
page
The force is to the right
49. Force on a Wire, equation
The magnetic force is
exerted on each
moving charge in the
wire
The total force is the
product of the force on
one charge and the
number of charges
d
q
F v B
d
q nAL
F v B
50. Force on a Wire, (4)
In terms of the current, this becomes
I is the current
is a vector that points in the direction of the
current
Its magnitude is the length L of the segment
is the magnetic field
F = BIL
B I
F L B
L
B
51. Force on a Wire, Arbitrary
Shape
Consider a small
segment of the wire,
The force exerted on
this segment is
The total force is
b
B d
a
F s B
I
ds
B
d I d
F s B
52. Torque on a Current Loop
The rectangular loop
carries a current I in a
uniform magnetic field
No magnetic force acts
on sides 1 & 3
The wires are parallel to
the field and 0
L B
53. Torque on a Current Loop, 2
There is a force on sides 2
& 4 since they are
perpendicular to the field
The magnitude of the
magnetic force on these
sides will be:
F2 = F4 = I a B
The direction of F2 is out of
the page
The direction of F4 is into
the page
54. Torque on a Current Loop, 3
The forces are equal
and in opposite
directions, but not
along the same line of
action
The forces produce a
torque around point O
55. Torque on a Current Loop,
Equation
The maximum torque is found by:
The area enclosed by the loop is ab, so τmax
= IAB
This maximum value occurs only when the field is
parallel to the plane of the loop
2 4
2 2 2 2
max (I ) (I )
I
b b b b
τ F F aB aB
abB
56. Torque on a Current Loop,
General
Assume the magnetic
field makes an angle of
< 90o
with a line
perpendicular to the
plane of the loop
The net torque about
point O will be τ = IAB
sin
57. Torque on a Current Loop,
Summary
The torque has a maximum value when the
field is perpendicular to the normal to the
plane of the loop
The torque is zero when the field is parallel to
the normal to the plane of the loop
where is perpendicular to the
plane of the loop and has a magnitude equal
to the area of the loop
I
A B
A
58. Direction
The right-hand rule can
be used to determine
the direction of
Curl your fingers in the
direction of the current
in the loop
Your thumb points in
the direction of
A
A
59. Magnetic Dipole Moment
The product I is defined as the magnetic
dipole moment, , of the loop
Often called the magnetic moment
SI units: A · m2
Torque in terms of magnetic moment:
Analogous to for electric dipole
A
B
p E
60. Potential Energy
The potential energy of the system of a
magnetic dipole in a magnetic field depends
on the orientation of the dipole in the
magnetic field:
Umin = -B and occurs when the dipole moment is
in the same direction as the field
Umax = +B and occurs when the dipole moment is
in the direction opposite the field
61. Hall Effect
When a current carrying conductor is placed
in a magnetic field, a potential difference is
generated in a direction perpendicular to both
the current and the magnetic field
This phenomena is known as the Hall effect
It arises from the deflection of charge carriers
to one side of the conductor as a result of the
magnetic forces they experience
62. Hall Effect, cont.
The Hall effect gives information regarding
the sign of the charge carriers and their
density
It can also be used to measure magnetic
fields
63. Hall Voltage
This shows an
arrangement for
observing the Hall
effect
The Hall voltage is
measured between
points a and c
64. Hall Voltage, cont
When the charge carriers are negative, the upper edge of the
conductor becomes negatively charged
c is at a lower potential than a
When the charge carriers are positive, the upper edge
becomes positively charged
c is at a higher potential than a
65. Hall Voltage, final
VH = EHd = vd B d
d is the width of the conductor
vd is the drift velocity
If B and d are known, vd can be found
RH = 1 / nq is called the Hall coefficient
A properly calibrated conductor can be used to measure
the magnitude of an unknown magnetic field
H
H
I I
B R B
V
nqt t