The Kirchhoff gauge

Details The Kirchhoff gauge The Kirchhoff gauge

2006-03-11

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0603093v1

Ann.Phys.321:241-249,2006

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

12 pages

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.aop.2005.12.001

We discuss the Kirchhoff gauge in classical electrodynamics. In this gauge the scalar potential satisfies an elliptical equation and the vector potential satisfies a wave equation with a nonlocal source. We find the solutions of both equations and show that, despite of the unphysical character of the scalar potential, the electric and magnetic fields obtained from the scalar and vector potentials are given by their well-known retarded expressions. We note that the Kirchhoff gauge pertains to the class of gauges known as the velocity gauge.

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