Part of JMAG-01 — Magnetic Effects: Biot-Savart & Ampere's Law

Field Due to Composite Wire Shapes

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For wires bent into complex shapes: (1) Break into simple segments (straight lines, arcs). (2) Calculate B\vec{B} from each segment independently. (3) Add vectorially. Key shortcuts: straight wire through the point contributes zero. A complete loop of radius RR contributes μ0I/(2R)\mu_0 I/(2R). A fraction θ/(2π)\theta/(2\pi) of a loop contributes μ0Iθ/(4πR)\mu_0 I\theta/(4\pi R). Two coplanar semicircles of different radii with common center: fields add or subtract depending on current direction.

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