Tutorial Sheet 4

(PH101: Physics for Engineers)

Department of Physics, IIT Ropar
(Oct 15, 2019)
Topics Covered: (Polarization and Magnetization in media, concepts of electric and magnetic
susceptibility, dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability, continuity of field across interface
boundaries, wave propagation in media, Snell’s law)

1. A sphere of radius R carries the polarization 𝑷 (𝒓) = 𝑘 𝒓, where k is a constant and r is the
vector from the center. Calculate the surface and volume bound charges and then find the
electric field inside and outside the sphere.

2. A thick spherical shell (inner radius a, outer radius b) is made up of dielectric material with
𝑘
“frozen-in” polarization P(r) = 𝑟 𝑟̂ where k is a constant and r is the distance from the
center. Find the electric field in the three regions: (i) 𝑟 < 𝑎, (ii) 𝑎 < 𝑟 < 𝑏, (iii) 𝑟 > 𝑏, by
two different methods: a) Locate all the bound charges and use Gauss’s law, b) Find the
displacement vector D and use it to calculate the field.

3. An ionic crystal is subjected to an electric field of 1000 V/m and the resulting polarization is
4.3 ∗ 10−8 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏 𝑐𝑚−2 . Calculate the relative permittivity of the crystal.

4. An infinitely long circular cylinder carries a uniform magnetization M parallel to its axis. Find
the magnetic field (due to M) inside and outside the cylinder, by calculating the surface and
volume bound currents.

5. An infinitely long cylinder, of radius R, carries a “frozen-in” magnetization parallel to the axis
𝑴 = 𝑘𝑠 𝑧̂ , where k is a constant and s is the distance from the axis. Find the magnetic field,
inside and outside, by two different methods: a) Calculating the surface and volume bound
currents and using Gauss’s law and b) Calculating H and using it to find the magnetic field.
[Note: You will need the identity 𝜙̂ = − sin 𝜙 𝑥̂ + cos 𝜙 𝑦̂ ]

6. Sea water at frequency ν = 4 × 108 Hz has permittivity ɛ = 81ɛ0, permeability μ = μ0, and
resistivity ρ = 0.23 Ω·m. What is the ratio of the (amplitude of) conduction current to
displacement current? [Hint: Consider a parallel-plate capacitor immersed in sea water and
driven by a voltage V0 cos(2πνt)]

7. Magnetic field and Magnetic intensity (H) are respectively 1.3 T and 900 A/m. Find
permeability, relative permeability and susceptibility.

8. An iron rod is subjected to magnetizing field (H) of 1200 A/m. The susceptibility of iron is
599. Find the permeability and the magnetic flux per unit area (B) produced.

9. A magnetic material has a magnetization of 2300 A/m and produces a flux density of 0.00314
Wb𝑚−2. Calculate the magnetizing force and the relative permeability of the material.
10. In a perfect conductor, the conductivity is infinite, so E = 0 (J=σE), and any net charge resides
on the surface (just as it does for an imperfect conductor, in electrostatics). Using Maxwell’s
Equations, show that the magnetic field is constant in time inside a perfect conductor.

11. A point source of light is 60 cm below the surface of water. Find the diameter of circle at the
surface through which light emerges from the water.

12. A light ray is perpendicular to the face AB of a glass prism (index of refraction = 1.4). Find the

largest value for angle so that the ray is totally reflected at face BC. The prism is immersed
in air.

13. Light travelling in water of refractive index n1 = 1.33 is incident on a plate of glass of
refractive index n2 = 1.53. At what angle of incidence is the reflected light completely linearly
polarized?

14. Suppose A exp(I a x)+B exp(I b x) = C exp(I c x), all A, B, C, a, b, c are non-zero constants, ‘exp’
is exponential function and I is imaginary number. Prove that a=b=c and A=B=C.

15. Derive Snell’s Law in Dielectric Media for oblique incidence. (Use above problem to prove)

16. A Plane EM wave is travelling from within a Dielectric medium (ε= 4𝜀0 , μ= 𝜇0 ) is incident on
its boundary with air at z=0, the magnetic field in the medium is

Where ω and k are positive constants. The angles of reflection and refraction are?