A calculation is presented which gives the field pattern due to a dipole field. The approach should be within the reach of an undergraduate student.
REFERENCES
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The references on this subject are extensive, see for example, D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Prentice–Hall, New York, 1989), 2nd ed., pp. 235–239;
J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics (Wiley, New York, 1975), 2nd ed., pp. 180–184;
P. Lorrain, D. R. Corson, and F. Lorrain, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (Freeman, New York, 1988), 3rd ed., pp. 337–340;
J. Vanderlinde, Classical Electromagnetic Theory (Wiley, New York, 1993), Sec. 2.1, p. 37.
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D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Prentice–Hall, New York, 1989), 2nd ed., pp. 248–249.
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H. F. Davis and A. D. Snider, Introduction to Vector Analysis (Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 1987), 5th ed., pp. 110–113.
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G. Stephenson, Mathematical Methods for Science Students (Longman, London, 1973), 2nd ed., pp. 393–394.
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