Consider an infinite wire of radius a that carries a current I(t) = Io coswt. If it is separated into two pieces with a small gap of d << a, you won't notice it is broken when looking from a very far distance. Why is this the case? Explain using the displacement current and electric field in the gap of the broken wire.

Consider an infinite wire of radius a that carries a current I(t) = Io coswt. If it is separated into two pieces with a small gap of d << a, you won't notice it is broken when looking from a very far distance. Why is this the case? Explain using the displacement current and electric field in the gap of the broken wire.

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