To solve this problem, we need to calculate the Laplacian of the vector field $\mathbf{A}(r, \theta, \phi)$ in spherical coordinates. The components of the vector field are provided as:

$\mathbf{A}(r, \theta, \phi) = \left( A_r, A_\theta, A_\phi \right) = \left( r^2 \sin^2 \theta, r \cos \theta, \frac{1}{r \sin \theta} \right)$

The formula for the Laplacian of a scalar function $f(r, \theta, \phi)$ in spherical coordinates is:

$\nabla^2 f = \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left( r^2 \frac{\partial f}{\partial r} \right) + \frac{1}{r^2 \sin \theta} \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta} \left( \sin \theta \frac{\partial f}{\partial \theta} \right) + \frac{1}{r^2 \sin^2 \theta} \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial \phi^2}.$

For a vector field $\mathbf{A}(r, \theta, \phi)$, the Laplacian must be computed component-wise, i.e., $\nabla^2 \mathbf{A} = \left( \nabla^2 A_r, \nabla^2 A_\theta, \nabla^2 A_\phi \right)$, applying the scalar Laplacian formula to each component $A_r, A_\theta, A_\phi$.

Step-by-Step Approach:

1. Write each component of $\mathbf{A}$: $A_r = r^2 \sin^2 \theta, \quad A_\theta = r \cos \theta, \quad A_\phi = \frac{1}{r \sin \theta}.$

2. Apply the scalar Laplacian formula to each component: $\nabla^2 A_r = \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left( r^2 \frac{\partial A_r}{\partial r} \right) + \frac{1}{r^2 \sin \theta} \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta} \left( \sin \theta \frac{\partial A_r}{\partial \theta} \right) + \frac{1}{r^2 \sin^2 \theta} \frac{\partial^2 A_r}{\partial \phi^2}.$ Similarly, compute $\nabla^2 A_\theta$ and $\nabla^2 A_\phi$.

3. Calculate each term explicitly:

   • For $A_r = r^2 \sin^2 \theta$:
     • Compute $\frac{\partial A_r}{\partial r}$, $\frac{\partial^2 A_r}{\partial r^2}$, $\frac{\partial A_r}{\partial \theta}$, etc.
   • For $A_\theta = r \cos \theta$, perform similar derivative calculations.
   • For $A_\phi = \frac{1}{r \sin \theta}$, calculate each derivative.

4. Combine results for each component to obtain $\nabla^2 \mathbf{A}$: Use the computed expressions to write the Laplacian for each component of $\mathbf{A}$.

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