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Displacement current: examples that go beyond the beaten path

Physics Education 2025-01-30 v2

Abstract

The Ampere-Maxwell's law and the displacement current constitute one of the most difficult aspects of electromagnetic theory for students in introductory electromagnetics courses. Here we present a set of examples that go beyond the classical ones usually discussed in introductory textbooks. In-depth analysis of these examples allows students to develop a deeper understanding of electromagnetic theory even in students who have not acquired the full mathematical toolkit of the more advanced courses.

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@article{arxiv.2501.06111,
  title  = {Displacement current: examples that go beyond the beaten path},
  author = {Álvaro Suárez and Martín Monteiro and Arturo C. Martí},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.06111},
  year   = {2025}
}
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