684 14 Electromagnetism II
14.75 Ampere’s law is expressed by
B · dl = μ
0
i (1)
where B is known as magnetic induction or magnetic field. Its unit is weber
per metre square or tesla. If magnetic materials are placed in the field of
induction, the elementary magnetic dipoles, permanent or induced, will set
up its own field that will modify the original field. A large value of B in an
iron core is explained by a subsidiary vector, the magnetization M which is
the magnetic moment per unit volume of the core material. A hypothetical
current i
M
is introduced and Ampere’s law, (1), is modified accordingly:
B · dl = μ
0
(i + i
M
) (2)
Writing
B · dl = μ
0
i +μ
0
M · dl (3)
we find
B − μ
0
M
μ
0
· dl = i (4)
or
H · dl = i (5)
where H =
B −μ
0
M
μ
0
(6)
is known as the magnetic field strength.
∴ B = μ
0
(H + M) (7)
The unit of H is henry/metre.
(a) For paramagnetic material B is directly proportional to H, the relation
being B = k
m
μ
0
H, where k
m
is the permeability of the magnetic
medium, which is a constant for a given temperature and density of the
material.
(b) In ferromagnetic materials the relationship between B and H is far from
linear. The B–H curve is known as the familiar hysteresis curve. k
m
is a
function not only of the value of H but also because of hysteresis and is
a function of the magnetic and thermal history of the specimen.
14.76 Consider Maxwell’s equations
∇ · E = ρ/ε (1)