Poloidal–toroidal decomposition
TECHNIQUE IN MATHEMATICS FOR REPRESENTING SOLENOIDAL VECTOR FIELDS
Poloidal Field; Toroidal Field; Poloidal toroidal decomposition; Poloidal-toroidal decomposition; Toroidal field; Poloidal field; Toroidal–poloidal decomposition; Toroidal-poloidal decomposition
In vector calculus, a topic in pure and applied mathematics, a poloidal–toroidal decomposition is a restricted form of the Helmholtz decomposition. It is often used in the spherical coordinates analysis of solenoidal vector fields, for example, magnetic fields and incompressible fluids.