Magnetostatics

This chapter on magnetostatics covers most of the basic and fundamental topics of magnetostatics. Biot-Savart law and its application have been discussed widely in view of its importance, followed by the concept of magnetic field, and Lorentz force. Ampere's law and its use in calculating the magnetic field due to a solenoid and toroid follow this. This is followed by the calculations on divergence and curl of the magnetic field, magnetization, and the boundary conditions on field vectors. An exhaustive discussion follows on different types of magnetic materials and their properties like diamagnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, and ferrimagnetic materials.