Chapter 5. MagnetostaticsThe Vector Potential A

• We can always find a function f such that A is divergence-less:

• Ampere’s law can be rewritten in terms of the vector potential A:

• Note: the equation for A, in terms of the currently density J, is similar to the equation for V, in terms of the charge density r:

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