The vector fields A(x,t) and B(x,t) obey the evolution equations
∂t∂A∂t∂B=u×(∇×A)+∇ψ=(B⋅∇)u−(u⋅∇)B
where u is a given vector field and ψ is a given scalar field. Use suffix notation to show that the scalar field h=A⋅B obeys an evolution equation of the form
∂t∂h=B⋅∇f−u⋅∇h
where the scalar field f should be identified.
Suppose that ∇⋅B=0 and ∇⋅u=0. Show that, if u⋅n=B⋅n=0 on the surface S of a fixed volume V with outward normal n, then
dtdH=0, where H=∫Vh dV.
Suppose that A=ar2sinθeθ+r(a2−r2)sinθeϕ with respect to spherical polar coordinates, and that B=∇×A. Show that
h=ar2(a2+r2)sin2θ
and calculate the value of H when V is the sphere r⩽a.
⎣⎢⎡ In spherical polar coordinates ∇×F=r2sinθ1∣∣∣∣∣∣∣er∂/∂rFrreθ∂/∂θrFθrsinθeϕ∂/∂ϕrsinθFϕ∣∣∣∣∣∣∣