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We define the vector spherical harmonics of leftand right-handed type as
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B.2 Vector Wave Functions
The independent solutions to the vector wave equations can be constructed as [215]
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is useful to note that for n = m = 0, we have M 100,3 = N 100,3 = 0. M 1mn, N 1mn is an entire solution to the Maxwell equations and M 3mn, N 3mn is a radiating
solution to the Maxwell equations in R3 − {0}.
The vector spherical wave functions can be expressed in terms of vector spherical harmonics as follows:
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