Maxwell’s equations for oscillating electric dipole

In summary, the equations for the E- and B-fields of an oscillating electric dipole, after approximations in retarded potentials, do not satisfy Maxwell's equations. The divergence of B is satisfied, as well as Faraday's law, but the other two equations (Gauss's law and the curl of B) do not hold true. This is due to the charge density and volume current density terms present in these equations. Further analysis is needed to show how these equations fail to satisfy Maxwell's equations.
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Homework Statement



How do I show that our equations for the E- and B-fields for the oscillating electric dipole do NOT satisfy Maxwell’s equations?

Homework Equations



After approximations in retarded potentials, we have our E- and B-field as following:

E = -ω2[itex]μ_{0}[/itex][itex]p_{0}[/itex](4∏r)-1sin(θ)cos[ω(t-[itex]\frac{r}{c}[/itex])][itex]\hat{θ}[/itex] (Griffiths 11.18)

and

B = -ω2[itex]μ_{0}[/itex][itex]p_{0}[/itex](4∏cr)-1sin(θ)cos[ω(t-[itex]\frac{r}{c}[/itex])][itex]\hat{\phi}[/itex] (Griffiths 11.19)

Where ω is angular frequency for the oscillating charge moving back and forth, c is the speed of light, r is the distance where E and B are to be calculated, θ is the angle between dipole axis and the distance r, [itex]p_{0}[/itex] is the maximum value of dipole moment, [itex]μ_{0}[/itex] is permeability of free space, t is time, [itex]\hat{\phi}[/itex] is direction in azimuthal angle, and [itex]\hat{θ}[/itex] is direction in polar angle.

The Attempt at a Solution



I got divergence of B is satisfied (2nd eq. of Maxwell's), also, I got faradays law satisfied (3rd eq. with curl of E).

I am stuck in the other two equations:

For Gauss's law (1st eq.) I got div. of E does not equal zero, but maybe that because of the charge density. So, I am not sure whether this equation is satisfied or not, and I do not know how to show that.

Also, the same argument For Curl of B. I got the same result for time derivative of E in addition to an extra component in [itex]\hat{r}[/itex] direction which may be the volume current density term in 4th Maxwell's equation (Ampere's and Maxwell's law).
 
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Umm -they don't? Whose equations?
 

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Maxwell's equations are a set of four equations that describe the behavior of electric and magnetic fields. Specifically, for an oscillating electric dipole, they describe how the electric and magnetic fields are generated, how they interact with each other and with other charges, and how they propagate through space.

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