[In passing, we note that Ψ ≡ AϕR is the covariant toroidal component of A in cylindrical coordinates (R,ϕ,Z). The proof is as follows. Note that the covariant form of A should be expressed in terms of the contravariant basis vector (∇R, ∇ϕ, and ∇Z), i.e.,
![]() | (505) |
where A2 is the covariant toroidal component of A. To obtain A2, we take scalar product of Eq. (505) with ∂r∕∂ϕ and use the orthogonality relation (80), which gives
![]() | (506) |
In cylindrical coordinates (R,ϕ,Z), the location vector is written as
![]() | (507) |
where ,
, and
are unit vectors along ∂r∕∂R, ∂r∕∂Z, and ∂r∕∂ϕ, respectively, i.e.
![]() | (508) |
Using this, we obtain
![]() | (509) |
Use Eq. (509) in Eq. (506) giving
![]() | (510) |
with Aϕ defined by Aϕ = A ⋅. Equation (510) indicates that Ψ = AϕR is the covariant toroidal
component of the vector potential.]