A right inverse of curl operator which is divergence free invariant and some applications to generalized Vekua type problems

DOI10.1002/MMA.9327MaRDI QIDQ6427342zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Briceyda B. Delgado, Jorge Eduardo Macías-Díaz

Publication date 22 February 2023

Abstract: In this work, we investigate the system formed by the equations

e x t d i v v e c w = g_{0}

and

e x t c u r l v e c w = v e c g

in bounded star-shaped domains of

m a t h b b R^{3}

. A Helmholtz-type decomposition theorem is established based on a general solution of the above-mentioned div-curl system which was previously derived in the literature. When

g_{0} e q u i v 0

, we readily obtain a bounded right inverse of

e x t c u r l

which is a divergence-free invariant. The restriction of this operator to the subspace of divergence-free vector fields with vanishing normal trace is the well-known Biot--Savart operator. In turn, this right inverse of

e x t c u r l

will be modified to guarantee its compactness and satisfy suitable boundary-value problems. Applications to Beltrami fields, Vekua-type problems as well as Maxwell's equations in inhomogeneous media are included.

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