What is the physical interpretation of $\oint \mathbf{A} \cdot d\mathbf{l}$?
1. The current density $\mathbf{J}$
2. The magnetic field $\mathbf{B}$
3. The magnetic flux $\Phi_B$
4. It's none of the above, but is something simple and concrete
5. It has no particular physical interpretation at all
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* CORRECT ANSWER: C
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## Magnetic Dipoles
<img src="./images/magfield_dipole.png" align="center" style="width: 500px";/>
The leading term in the vector potential multipole expansion involves:
$\oint d\mathbf{l}'$
What is the magnitude of this integral?
1. $R$
2. $2\pi R$
3. 0
4. Something entirely different/it depends!
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* CORRECT ANSWER: C
<img src="./images/magnetic_dipole_oriented.png" align="left" style="width: 300px";/>
Two magnetic dipoles $m_1$ and $m_2$ (equal in magnitude) are oriented in three different ways.
Which ones can produce a dipole field at large distances?
1. None of these
2. All three
3. 1 only
4. 1 and 2 only
5. 1 and 3 only
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* CORRECT ANSWER: E