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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/PH246_Calculus_Physics_II_(2025)/08%3A_Sources_of_Magnetic_Fields/8.02%3A_The_Biot-Savart_Law/8.2.01%3A_Magnetic_Field_due_to_a_Thin_Straight_WireHow does the shape of wires carrying current affect the shape of the magnetic field created? We know that a current loop created a magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet, but what about a stra...How does the shape of wires carrying current affect the shape of the magnetic field created? We know that a current loop created a magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet, but what about a straight wire? We can use the Biot-Savart law to answer all of these questions, including determining the magnetic field of a long straight wire.
