Put
q(x)=4πα(x)/c. Because every component depends only on
x, the solenoidal constraint gives
Bx′=0, while
the force-
free equation gives
0=qBx,−Bz′=qBy,By′=qBz.
For
a general nonzero, nonconstant
q,
Bx=0. Eliminating
By=−Bz′/q gives the closed
equationor equivalently
(Bz′/q)′+qBz=0. Since
∇α=α′(x)ex and
Bx=0, the constraint
B⋅∇α=0 is automatically satisfied.
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