Comment on `About the magnetic field of a finite wire'
arXiv:physics/0303103 · doi:10.1088/0143-0807/24/5/101
Abstract
A flaw is pointed out in the justification given by Charitat and Graner [2003 Eur. J. Phys. vol. 24, 267] for the use of the Biot--Savart law in the calculation of the magnetic field due to a straight current-carrying wire of finite length.
arXiv commentREVTeX, 3 pages. A slightly expanded version that has been accepted for publication by Eur. J. Phys