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neelakash
03-02-07, 02:47 PM
We know in all ordinary cases the direction of vector potential will be mimic to the direction of current.As it is evident from the expression of A=(mu/4*pi) int{J /(r-r')}dV which is valid only for finite current distributions.
But in example 5.12 and in exercise 5.25 Griffiths has given situations where current distributions extend upto infinity.But,still the direction of A is the same as direction of J .Can you help me to reconcile these two apparently contrasting views?