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What assumption about the wire makes the thin wire dipole analysis tractable?

  • A.Current flows only along the axis with a known distribution
  • B.The wire is perfectly rigid and does not vibrate
  • C.The wire has zero resistance at all frequencies
  • D.The wire is surrounded by a uniform dielectric

Answer: A

Taking the current as a filament along the axis with an assumed sinusoidal distribution reduces the problem to a single integral, and the result is accurate for wires thin compared with a wavelength. Thick elements need a numerical treatment. Mechanical rigidity is irrelevant, zero resistance is a separate idealisation affecting efficiency rather than pattern, and a uniform surrounding dielectric would change the wavelength but is not the assumption in question.

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