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Check that the potentials of a point charge moving at constant velocity (Eqs. 10.49 and 10.50) satisfy the Lorenz gauge condition (Eq. 10.12).

Short Answer

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The Lorentz gauge conditions satisfied.

∇⋅A=−μ0ε0∂V∂t

Step by step solution

01

Write the given data from the question.

The expression for the scaler potential from equation 10.49,

V(r,t)=14πε0qc(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)

The expression for the vector potential from equation 10.50,

A(r,t)=μ04πqcv(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)

The Lorentz conditions,

∇⋅A=−μ0ε0∂V∂t

02

Determine the formulas to satisfy the Lorentz gauge condition.

The expression for the scaler potential for moving charge is given as follows.

V(r,t)=14πε0qc(rc-r×v)

The expression for the vector potential for moving charge is given as follows.

A(r,t)=μ04πqcv(rc-r×v)

03

Satisfy the Lorentz gauge condition.

Calculate the expression of∇⋅A .

∇⋅A=∇⋅[μ04πqcv(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]∇⋅A=μ04πqcv⋅∇[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−12∇⋅A=μ0qc4πv⋅{−12[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+∇[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]}∇⋅A=−μ0qc8π{[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+v⋅[−2(c2t−r⋅v)∇(r^⋅v^)+(c2−v2)∇(r2)]}

Solve further as,

∇⋅A=−μ0qc8π{[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+v⋅[−2(c2t−r⋅v)v+(c2−v2)2r]}∇⋅A=−μ0qc4π{[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+[(c2t−r⋅v)v2+(c2−v2)r⋅v]}∇⋅A=−μ0qc4π{[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+[c2tv2−(r⋅v)v2−c2(r⋅v)+v2(r⋅v)]}

Solve further as,

∇⋅A=−μ0qc4π{[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+[c2(tv2−r⋅v)]}

∇⋅A=−μ0qc4πv2t−r⋅v[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]32 ……. (1)

Calculate the expression of ∂V∂t.

∂V∂t=∂∂t[14πε0qc(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]∂V∂t=qc4πε0∂∂t[1(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]∂V∂t=qc4πε0(−12)[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+∂∂t[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]∂V∂t=qc8πε0[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]−32+[2(c2t−r⋅v)c2+(c2−v2)(−2c2t)]

Solve further as,

∂V∂t=−qc38πε0(−r⋅v+v2t)2[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]32∂V∂t=−qc34πε0(v2t−r⋅v)[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]32

Multiply the above equation with −μ0ε0.

−μ0ε0∂V∂t=(−μ0ε0)−qc34πε0(v2t−r⋅v)[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]32

−μ0ε0∂V∂t=μoqc34π(v2t−r⋅v)[(c2t−r⋅v)2+(c2−v2)(r2−c2t2)]32 ……. (2)

From the equation (1) and (2).

∇⋅A=−μ0ε0∂V∂t

Hence, the Lorentz gauge conditions satisfied.

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