Comment on ``Helmholtz theorem and the \(v\)-gauge in the problem of superluminal and instantaneous signals in classical electrodynamics,'' by A. Chubykalo et al. (Q867010)

The paper comments on recent claims on instantaneous propagation of the irrotational component of the full electromagnetic field as a physical observable in electromagnetic wave theory [\textit{A. Chubykalo, A. Espinoza, R. A. Flores, A. G. Rodriguez}, Found. Phys. Lett. 19, 37--49 (2006; Zbl 1117.78001)]. Using the full electromagnetic potentials, it is shown that this claim cannot be supported. Besides the development of the theory, using the Helmholtz-theorem and a Greens-function approach, specific examples show that the fields are always retarded, as it is common text book knowledge.