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Constant Magnetic Field, Magnetics

Problem 3.220

A current II flows along a thin wire shaped as a regular polygon with nn sides which can be inscribed into a circle of radius RR. Find the magnetic induction at the centre of the polygon. Analyse the obtained expression at nn \rightarrow \infty.

Reveal Answer
B=nμ0Itan(π/n)/2πR, for nB=μ0I/2RB=n \mu_{0} I \tan (\pi / n) / 2 \pi R, \text { for } n \rightarrow \infty \quad B=\mu_{0} I / 2 R