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(a) Find the fields, and the charge and current distributions, corresponding to

v(r,t)=0,A(r,t)=-14ττε0qtr2r

(b) Use the gauge function λ=-(1/4ττε0)(qt/r)to transform the potentials, and comment on the result.

Short Answer

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(a) The electric field isE=14πε0qr2rÁåœ, the magnetic field isB⇶Ä=0, the charge density is p=qδ3r⇶Ä, and the current density isJ⇶Ä=0.

(b) The gauge transform of the vector potential isA'=0, and the gauge transform of the scalar potential isV'=14πε0qr.

Step by step solution

01

Given information:

The function is given as:

Ar,t=-14πε0qtr2rÁåœ ......(1)

Here,ε0is the permittivity of free space, q is the charge, and r is the distance between two charged particles.

02

Determine the fields, charge distribution, and current density:

(a)

Take the partial derivative of equation (1).

∂A∂t∂∂t-14πε0qtr2rÁåœâˆ‚A∂t=-14πε0qr2rÁåœ

Write the expression for the electric field strength.

E=-∇V-∂A∂t......(2)Here,VandAarethescalarandvectorpotential.Substitutev=0and∂A∂t=-14πε0rÁåœinequation(2).E=0--14πε0qr2rÁåœE=14πε0qr2rÁåœWritetheexpressionforthemagneticfieldstrength.B=⇶Ä∇×A⇶Ä……(3)FindthecurlofA.∇×A=1rsinθ∂∂θsinAÏ•-∂Aθ∂ϕrÁåœ+1r1²õ¾±²Ôθ∂Ar∂ϕ-∂∂rrAϕθÁåœ1r∂∂rrAÏ•-∂Ar∂ϕϕÁåœSubstituteAÏ•=Aθ=0andAr=14πε0qtr2intheaboveexpression. …… (2)

∆×A=1rsinθ∂∂θsinθ0-∂0∂ϕrÁåœ+1r1sinθ∂14πε0qtr2∂ϕ∂∂θr×0Ï•1r∂∂rr×0-∂-14πε0qtr2∂ϕϕÁåœâˆ†Ã—A=0+121sinθ∂-14πε0qtr2∂ϕ-0120-∂-14πε0qtr2∂ϕϕÁåœ+Ï•Áåœ+∆×A=0

Substitute∇×A⇶Ä=0inequation(3).B⇶Ä=0Writethedivergenceofanelectricfield.∇×E=pε0Here,pisthechargedensitySubstituteE=14πε0qr2rÁåœintheaboveexpression.∇.14πε0qr2rÁåœ=pε0p=ε0∇.14πε0qr2rÁåœp=14Ï€qδ3(r⇶Ä)4Ï€p=qδ3(r⇶Ä)Writetheexpressionforthecurrentdensity.∇×B=-μ0J⇶Ä

Here, B is the magnetic field, and J is the current density.

0=-μ0J⇶ÄJ⇶Ä=0Therefore,theelectricfieldisE=14πε0qr2rÁåœ,themagneticfieldisB⇶Ä,thechargedensityisp=±çδ3r⇶Ä,andthecurrentdensityisJ⇶Ä=0.

03

Determine the gauge transform of the vector and scalar potential:

(b)

Write the gauge transformation of the vector potential.

A'=A+∇λSubstituteλ=14πε0qtrandA=-14πε0qtr2rÁåœintheaboveexpression.A'=14πε0qtr2rÁåœ+∇14πε0qtrA'=14πε0qtr2rÁåœ+qt4πε0∂∂r1rrÁåœA'=0Writethegaugetransformationofthescalarpotential.V'=V-∂λ∂tSubstituteλ=-14πε0qtrandV=0intheaboveexpression.V'=0-∂λ∂t-14πε0qtrV'=14πε0qrTherefore,thegaugetransformofthevectorpotentialisA'=0,andthegaugetransformofthescalarpotentialisV'=14πε0qr.

Write the gauge transformation of the scalar potential.

Therefore, the gauge transform of the vector potential is, and the gauge transform of the scalar potential is

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