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A class of vector identities relevant to the representation of the electric current density

Classical Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A rigorous mathematical proof is given of a class of vector identities that provide a way to separate an arbitrary vector field (over a linear space) into the sum of a radial (i.e., pointing toward the radial unit vector) vector field, minus the divergence of a tensor plus the curl of an axial vector. Such a separation is applied to the representation of electric current densities yielding a specific form of the effective polarization and magnetization fields which is also discussed in some details.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0702127,
  title  = {A class of vector identities relevant to the representation of the electric current density},
  author = {M. Bornatici and O. Maj},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0702127},
  year   = {2007}
}