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Magnetic Field at the Center of a Current Loop

B = mu0·I / (2·R)

What it says

The magnetic field at the center of a circular current loop depends on the current and inversely on the loop radius. The constant mu0 is the vacuum permeability (1.257e-6 T·m/A).

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
BMagnetic field (T)M T^-2 I^-1
ICurrent (A)I
RLoop radius (m)L

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