What are the inverses of these common vector calculus differential operators?

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I'm having trouble understanding some vector calculus equations.

If $$ f(r) = \nabla_r g(r)$$ then $$ \Delta g(r) = \int f(r) \cdot \mathrm{d} r$$

and

if $$ f(r) = \frac{\mathrm{d} g(r)}{\mathrm{d} V_r} $$ then $$ \Delta g(r) = \int f(r) \, \mathrm{d} V_r $$

But the inverse for other operators is hard.

How would I rewrite these equations as $g = T[f ]$ for some operator $T$?

$$ f(r) = \nabla \times g(r) $$

$$ f(r) = \nabla \cdot g(r) $$

And for the Jacobian which doesn't have a standard notation but I like to use $\nabla \otimes$ for.

$$ f(r) = \nabla \otimes g(r) $$

And for the Laplacian operators

$$ f(r) = \nabla \times \nabla \times g(r)$$

$$ f(r) = \nabla \cdot \nabla g(r) $$

$$ f(r) = \nabla \nabla \cdot g(r) $$