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in terms of the function <math>\nu</math>, sometimes referred to as the magnetic field's ''stream function''. | in terms of the function <math>\nu</math>, sometimes referred to as the magnetic field's ''stream function''. | ||
It is worthwhile to note that the Clebsch form of <math> \mathbf{B} </math> corresponds to a [[:Wikipedia: Magnetic potential|magnetic vector potential]] | |||
<math> \mathbf{A} = \nu\nabla\psi </math> (or <math> \mathbf{A} = \psi\nabla\nu </math> as they differ only by the Gauge transformation <math> \mathbf{A} \to \mathbf{A} - \nabla (\psi\nu)). | |||
== Magnetic == | == Magnetic == | ||