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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=vector_calculus">vector calculus</a>, a <b>vector potential</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=vector_field">vector field</a> whose <a href="page.php?w=Curl_%28mathematics%29">curl</a> is a given vector field. This is analogous to a <a href="page.php?w=scalar_potential">scalar potential</a>, which is a scalar field whose <a href="page.php?w=gradient">gradient</a> is a given vector field.</p>

<p>Formally, given a vector field , a vector potential is a  vector field  such that </p>

<p><big>Consequence</big></p>
<p>If a vector field  admits</p><p>
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