Figure 2.35 summarizes the laws of electrostatics in a "triangle diagram" relating the source (ρ), the field ,(E) and the potential (V). Figure 5.48 does the same for magnetostatics, where the source is J, the field isB , and the potential is A. Construct the analogous diagram for electrodynamics, with sources ρandJ (constrained by the continuity equation), fields EandB , and potentialsVandA (constrained by the Lorenz gauge condition). Do not include formulas for VandA in terms of Eandrole="math" localid="1657970465123" B .

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The triangle diagram for electrodynamics analogous to triangle diagram of electrostatics with source J, ρand field Eand B, potential Vand Ais shown below.

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01

Write the given data from the question.

The quantities of electrostatics.

The source charge distribution isρ.

The field isE.

The scaler potential is V.

The quantities of magnetostatics

The current density isJ.

The vector potential isA.

The field isB.

02

Construct the electrodynamics triangle diagram analogous to electrostatic triangle diagram.

rThe expression for the current density is given by,

localid="1658117699866" J=1μ0(×B)

Herelocalid="1658117712093" μ0is the permeability of the free space.

The current density can also be expressed as,

localid="1658118201653" J=ε0Et

Here localid="1658117721372" ε0is the permeability of free space.

The electric field strength is given by,

localid="1658117726324" E=14πε0ρr2r^dr

Here,r^is the unit vector of the position vectorlocalid="1658117731358" r.

Form the Poisson’s equation is given by,

localid="1658118216349" 2v=pε0

The expression for the scaler potential is given by,

localid="1658117736537" V=14πε0ρrdr

The relationship between electric field and scaler potential is given by,

localid="1658117743380" E=V

The scalar potential in term of line integral of electrical field is given by.

localid="1658117758220" V=Edl

From the maxwell’s equation of electromagnetism is given by,

localid="1658117764321" B=1c2Vt

The electric field in terms of vector potentiallocalid="1658407444461" Ais given by,

localid="1658117772742" E=VAt

Therefore, triangle diagram for electrodynamics analogous to triangle diagram of electrostatics withsource localid="1658407429337" J, localid="1658407433898" ρand field localid="1658407449348" Eandlocalid="1658407454000" B, potentiallocalid="1658407459615" Vandlocalid="1658407464380" Ais shown below.

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