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  <em>This article is translated from a Chinese <a href="https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/107399199" target="_blank" rel="external">article</a> on my Zhihu account. The original article was posted at 2020-02-17 18:49 +0800.</em>
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<p>In the vacuum, inside a fixed ring of radius <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">R</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> with fixed charge <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">Q</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> uniformly distributed, there is a point charge with charge <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>q</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">q</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> and mass <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">m</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> moving in the plane of the ring due tue the electrostatic force. It moves in the small region around the center of the ring, and the motion is periodic along a closed curve. The area of the region enclosed by the curve is <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">S</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>. Denote the distance from the center to the point charge as <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">r</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>, and <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>≪</mo><mi>R</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">r\ll R</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>. Find the magnetic induction <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">B</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> at the center of the ring.</p>
<p>By using the cosine law, we can write the electrical potential in the plane of the ring inside the ring as the integral <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>U</mi><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi></mrow></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>θ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi></mrow></mfrac><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msqrt><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>θ</mi></mrow></msqrt></mrow></mfrac><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">U=\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{\frac{\mathrm d\theta}{2\pi}Q}{4\pi\varepsilon_0\sqrt{R^2+r^2-2Rr\cos\theta}}.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> Note that the elliptic integral of the first kind is <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mtable rowspacing="0.25em" columnalign="right left right" columnspacing="0em 1em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mi>K</mi><mtext> ⁣</mtext><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mi>μ</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow></mrow></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo><mi mathvariant="normal">≔</mi></mo><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mfrac><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></mfrac></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>φ</mi></mrow><msqrt><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>μ</mi><msup><mrow><mi>sin</mi><mo>⁡</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>φ</mi></mrow></msqrt></mfrac></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mfrac><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></mfrac></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>φ</mi></mrow><msqrt><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>μ</mi><mfrac><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>φ</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></mfrac></mrow></msqrt></mfrac></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mi>π</mi></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>θ</mi></mrow><msqrt><mrow><mn>4</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>μ</mi><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>θ</mi></mrow></msqrt></mfrac></mrow></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mi>θ</mi><mo><mi mathvariant="normal">≔</mi></mo><mn>2</mn><mi>φ</mi></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><msqrt><mrow><mn>4</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>μ</mi></mrow></msqrt></mrow></mfrac><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi></mrow></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>θ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mfrac><mi>μ</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>μ</mi></mrow></mfrac><mrow><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>θ</mi></mrow></mrow></mfrac><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\begin{align*}
K\!\left(\mu\right)&amp;\coloneqq\int_0^{\frac\pi2}\frac{\mathrm d\varphi}{\sqrt{1-\mu\sin^2\varphi}}\\
&amp;=\int_0^{\frac\pi2}\frac{\mathrm d\varphi}{\sqrt{1-\mu\frac{1-\cos2\varphi}{2}}}\\
&amp;=\int_0^\pi\frac{\mathrm d\theta}{\sqrt{4-2\mu+2\mu\cos\theta}}&amp;\theta\coloneqq2\varphi\\
&amp;=\frac1{2\sqrt{4-2\mu}}\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{\mathrm d\theta}{1+\frac\mu{2-\mu}{\cos\theta}}.\\
\end{align*}</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> On the other hand, the potential <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>U</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>Q</mi><mrow><mn>8</mn><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msqrt><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></msqrt></mrow></mfrac><msubsup><mo>∫</mo><mn>0</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi></mrow></msubsup><mfrac><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">d</mi><mi>θ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>θ</mi></mrow></mfrac><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">U=\frac{Q}{8\pi^2\varepsilon_0\sqrt{R^2+r^2}}\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{\mathrm d\theta}{1-\frac{2Rr}{R^2+r^2}\cos\theta}.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> By comparing the two equations, we are motivated to find <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\mu</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> such that <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mi>μ</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>μ</mi></mrow></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\frac\mu{2-\mu}=-\frac{2Rr}{R^2+r^2},</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> and we may solve to get
<span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>μ</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow><msup><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>r</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></mfrac><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\mu=-\frac{4Rr}{\left(R-r\right)^2}.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> Therefore, <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mtable rowspacing="0.25em" columnalign="right left" columnspacing="0em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mi>U</mi></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>Q</mi><mrow><mn>8</mn><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msqrt><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></msqrt></mrow></mfrac><mo>⋅</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>4</mn><msqrt><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></msqrt></mrow><mrow><mi>R</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>r</mi></mrow></mfrac><mi>K</mi><mtext> ⁣</mtext><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow><msup><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>r</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></mfrac><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>Q</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>r</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow></mrow></mfrac><mi>K</mi><mtext> ⁣</mtext><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>R</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow><msup><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>r</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></mfrac><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\begin{align*}
U&amp;=\frac{Q}{8\pi^2\varepsilon_0\sqrt{R^2+r^2}}\cdot\frac{4\sqrt{R^2+r^2}}{R-r}K\!\left(-\frac{4Rr}{\left(R-r\right)^2}\right)\\
&amp;=\frac Q{2\pi^2\varepsilon_0\left(R-r\right)}K\!\left(-\frac{4Rr}{\left(R-r\right)^2}\right).
\end{align*}</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> We can expand <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">U</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> in terms power series of <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">r</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> (how?), and we get
<span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>U</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>Q</mi><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>R</mi></mrow></mfrac><mo>+</mo><mfrac><mi>Q</mi><mrow><mn>8</mn><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><mi>O</mi><mtext> ⁣</mtext><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>4</mn></msup><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">U=\frac Q{4\pi\varepsilon_0R}+\frac{Q}{8\pi\varepsilon_0R^3}r^2+O\!\left(r^4\right).</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> Then, the potential energy <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>E</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">p</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mi>q</mi><mi>U</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">E_\mathrm p=qU</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> (and omit constant term and higher order terms) is
<span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>E</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">p</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><mi>q</mi><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>8</mn><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">E_\mathrm p=\frac{qQ}{8\pi\varepsilon_0R^3}r^2.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> To make the trajectory a closed curve, the second derivative of the potential at the equilibrium should be positive, so <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>q</mi><mi>Q</mi><mo>&gt;</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">qQ&gt;0</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>, i.e. the ring and point charge have the same sign of charge.</p>
<p>As we all know, for the potential energy <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>E</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">p</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mn>2</mn></mfrac><mi>m</mi><msup><mi>ω</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">E_\mathrm p=\frac12m\omega^2r^2</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>, the motion is <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mo fence="true">{</mo><mtable rowspacing="0.36em" columnalign="left left" columnspacing="1em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>a</mi><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><mi>y</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>a</mi><mi>sin</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\begin{cases}x=a\cos\omega t,\\y=a\sin\omega t,\end{cases}</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> where <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>a</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> and <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> are determined by the initial conditions.</p>
<p>Then, we can solve the equation <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mi>q</mi><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>8</mn><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mn>2</mn></mfrac><mi>m</mi><msup><mi>ω</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\frac{qQ}{8\pi\varepsilon_0R^3}=\frac12m\omega^2</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> to get <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>ω</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>R</mi></mrow></mfrac><msqrt><mfrac><mrow><mi>q</mi><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>m</mi><mi>R</mi></mrow></mfrac></msqrt><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\omega=\frac1{2R}\sqrt{\frac{qQ}{\pi\varepsilon_0mR}}.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> Because the trajectory is an ellipse, the area is <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>π</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">S=\pi ab.</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> We can take the derivate of the coordinates w.r.t. <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>t</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">t</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> to get the velocity <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mo fence="true">{</mo><mtable rowspacing="0.36em" columnalign="left left" columnspacing="1em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><msub><mi>v</mi><mi>x</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mi>a</mi><mi>ω</mi><mi>sin</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><msub><mi>v</mi><mi>y</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mi>a</mi><mi>ω</mi><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\begin{cases}v_x=-a\omega\sin\omega t,\\v_y=a\omega\cos\omega t,\end{cases}</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span> By Biot–Savart law, the magnetic induction <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">B</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> at the center of the ring is <span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mtable rowspacing="0.25em" columnalign="right left" columnspacing="0em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mi>B</mi></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><msub><mi>μ</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>π</mi><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mrow><mo fence="true">∣</mo><mtable rowspacing="0.16em" columnalign="center center" columnspacing="1em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mi>x</mi></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><msub><mi>v</mi><mi>x</mi></msub></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mi>y</mi></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><msub><mi>v</mi><mi>y</mi></msub></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable><mo fence="true">∣</mo></mrow></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><msub><mi>μ</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn><mi>π</mi><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mi>ω</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>cos</mi><mo>⁡</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>+</mo><msup><mrow><mi>sin</mi><mo>⁡</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>ω</mi><mi>t</mi><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><msub><mi>μ</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>q</mi><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><mi>ω</mi></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow/></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="true"><mrow><mrow/><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><msub><mi>μ</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>q</mi><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>8</mn><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>R</mi><msup><mi>r</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></mfrac><msqrt><mfrac><mrow><mi>q</mi><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>ε</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mi>m</mi><mi>R</mi></mrow></mfrac></msqrt><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr></mtable><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\begin{align*}
B&amp;=\frac{\mu_0q}{4\pi r^3}\left|\begin{matrix}x&amp;v_x\\y&amp;v_y\end{matrix}\right|\\
&amp;=\frac{\mu_0q}{4\pi r^3}\omega ab\left(\cos^2\omega t+\sin^2\omega t\right)\\
&amp;=\frac{\mu_0qS}{4\pi^2r^3}\omega\\
&amp;=\frac{\mu_0qS}{8\pi^2Rr^3}\sqrt{\frac{qQ}{\pi\varepsilon_0mR}}.
\end{align*}</annotation></semantics></math></span></span></span></p>]]></content><author><name>UlyssesZhan</name><email>ulysseszhan@gmail.com</email></author><category term="physics" /><category term="electrodynamics" /><category term="from zhihu" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the vacuum, inside a fixed ring of radius <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">R</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> with fixed charge <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">Q</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> uniformly distributed, there is a point charge with charge <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>q</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">q</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> and mass <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">m</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> moving in the plane of the ring due tue the electrostatic force. It moves in the small region around the center of the ring, and the motion is periodic along a closed curve. The area of the region enclosed by the curve is <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">S</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>. Denote the distance from the center to the point charge as <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">r</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>, and <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>≪</mo><mi>R</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">r\ll R</annotation></semantics></math></span></span>. Find the magnetic induction <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">B</annotation></semantics></math></span></span> at the center of the ring.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://ulysseszh.github.io/assets/images/covers/2022-11-16-whirling-charge.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://ulysseszh.github.io/assets/images/covers/2022-11-16-whirling-charge.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry></feed>