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Radial vector potential of a solenoidal vector field (A(x)=D(x)×x)

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Let B be a continuously differentiable solenoidal vector field on an open star-shaped set containing the origin. Then
A(x)=(∫01​tB(tx)dt)×x
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is a vector potential for B. For D=∫01​tB(tx)dt, differentiation gives ∇⋅D=0 and ∇×(D×x)=2D+(x⋅∇)D=∫01​∂t​(t2B(tx))dt=B(x). Boundedness near the origin removes the lower endpoint. A field defined only on a punctured domain need not satisfy these hypotheses.

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