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Homework Statement
A magnetic field of a long straight wire carrying a current I along the z-axis is given by the following expression:
[tex] \mathbf{B} = \frac{\mu_0I}{2\pi} \{\frac{-y}{x^2+y^2} \hat{x} + \frac{y}{x^2 + y^2} \hat{y} \} [/tex]
Find two different potentials that will yield this field. Show explicitly that the curl of the difference between these two potentials vanishes.
Homework Equations
[tex] \nabla \times \mathbf{A} = \mathbf{B} [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I took a cross product to get this system...
[tex]
\frac{\partial A_y}{\partial x} - \frac{\partial A_x}{\partial y} = 0 \\
[/tex]
[tex]
\frac{\partial A_z}{\partial y} - \frac{\partial A_y}{\partial z} = \frac{-y}{x^2+y^2} \\
[/tex]
[tex]
\frac{\partial A_x}{\partial z} - \frac{\partial A_z}{\partial x} = \frac{y}{x^2+y^2} \\
[/tex]
I don't know what to do! Any ideas?
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