Radial magnetic induction scalar ($P=\mathbf{B}\cdot \mathbf{x}$)

For solenoidal velocity and magnetic field, with constant magnetic diffusivity $\eta$, the resistive induction equation impliesThe product rule gives $D_{t}P=\mathbf{x}\cdot D_t\mathbf{B}+\mathbf{u}\cdot \mathbf{B}$ and $\Delta P=\mathbf{x}\cdot \Delta \mathbf{B}+2\nabla \cdot \mathbf{B}$. Consequently the radial velocity, through $Q$, is the source term for the radial magnetic field.

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At a spherical interface with an insulating exterior, equal magnetic permeability on both sides and no surface current, all components of the magnetic field are continuous. The solenoidal magnetic-field constraint then makes $P=\mathbf{B}\cdot \mathbf{x}$ and ${\partial }_{r}P$ continuous. A current-free exterior has $\Delta P=0$. For an isolated field decaying at infinity, its degree-$l$ spherical harmonic satisfies ${\partial }_r{P}_{lm}=-(l+1)P_{lm}/a$ at a sphere of radius $a$. This boundary condition incorporates the exterior field without setting the radial field to zero.

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