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Mathematical concept in vector calculus
In vector calculus, a vector potential is a vector field whose curl is a given vector field. This is analogous to a scalar potential, which is a scalar field whose gradient is a given vector field. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Vector potentialA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Possible potential spread of Anopheles stephensi, the Asian malaria vectorInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Analysis, complex geometry, and mathematical physicsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: What the electromagnetic vector potential describesCited 87 times
- Go sideways: Conservative vector fieldA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Leray projectionA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
What the electromagnetic vector potential describes
Stethoscopes: A Potential Vector of Infection?
Vector Potential Versus Field Intensity
Thoughts on the magnetic vector potential
Vector potential of the Coulomb gauge
A fast vector-potential method using tangentially continuous vector finite elements
Weyl node with random vector potential
The Vector Potential of Demodex folliculorum
🆕 Influential since 2022
Possible potential spread of Anopheles stephensi, the Asian malaria vector
A synthetic magnetic vector potential in a 2D superconducting qubit array
Ammonia as a Potential Energy Vector in the Burgeoning Hydrogen Economy
Pelagic Sargassum as a Potential Vector for Microplastics into Coastal Ecosystems
Mayaro virus, a potential threat for Europe: vector competence of autochthonous vector species
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Analysis, complex geometry, and mathematical physicsDuong H. Phong, Paul M. N. Feehan · 2015
UUelcome Matte©Link Starbureiy · 2010
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