A historical analysis of the construction of physical meanings to the concept of vector potential in classical electromagnetism

Currently, the concept of vector potential is usually treated in textbooks and taught in university courses of electromagnetism as a mathematical device for the calculation of electric and magnetic fields. However, the historical  investigation  of  the  origin  and  development  of  this  concept,...

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Main Authors: Aldo Aoyagui Gomes Pereira, Cibelle Celestino Silva
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2017-12-01
Series:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/50308