An exact series representation is presented for integrals whose integrands
are products of cosine and spherical wave functions, where the argument of
the cosine term can be any integral multiple n of the azimuth angle phi. Th
is series expansion will be shown to have the following form:
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It is demonstrated that in the special cases n = 0 and n = 1, this series r
epresentation corresponds to existing expressions for the cylindrical wire
kernel and the uniform current circular loop vector potential, respectively
. A new series representation for spherical waves in terms of cylindrical h
armonics is then derived using this general series representation. Finally,
a closed-form far-field approximation is developed and is shown to reduce
to existing expressions for the cylindrical wire kernel and the uniform cur
rent loop vector potential as special cases.