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Converting from magnetic scalar potential to magnetic vector potential

Physics Asked by lnmaurer on December 3, 2020

Suppose that I have a situation where I can use the magnetic scalar potential.

Given the magnetic scalar potential, is there a simple way to calculate the magnetic vector potential from the magnetic scalar potential?

(The integral equations for the scalar and vector potentials are similar, but I don’t quite see how to get from one to the other.)

One Answer

For a given elementary dipole source of strength $mathfrak{m}$ the answer is very simple: $$textbf{A} = frac{1}{4pi} frac{mathfrak{m}times textbf{r}^0}{r^2} $$ and $$phi = frac{1}{4pi} frac{mathfrak{m}cdot textbf{r}^0}{r^2}$$ The induction field is then $$textbf{B} = text{curl}textbf{A} = -text{grad}phi = frac{1}{4pi} frac{-mathfrak{m}+3mathfrak{m}cdot textbf{r}^0textbf{r}^0}{r^3}.$$ Of course, for a continuous dipole distribution you can sum this with an integral. Anyhow, first you have to find the dipole field from the scalar potential and then you can get the vector potential.

Answered by hyportnex on December 3, 2020

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