Vector calculus identities
Builds on GradientDivergenceCurlLaplacianDel operatorCurl of a gradient is zeroDivergence of a curl is zero
Statement
Let be open, let be scalar fields, and let be a vector field. If these fields are of class , then If these fields are of class , then where applies the Laplacian to each component of .
Remarks
Here is the gradient, the divergence, the curl, and the Laplacian. The product rules follow from the product rule for partial derivatives, applied to each component. The identities curl of a gradient is zero and divergence of a curl is zero follow from the symmetry of second derivatives. Also, and .
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- Euclidean space object
- Function concept
- Fréchet derivative definition
- Total derivative concept
- Function of several variables concept
- Vector-valued function concept
- Limit of a function of several variables concept
- Differentiable function of several variables concept
- Vector field concept
- Partial derivative concept
- Continuity in R^n definition
- Differentiable function of several variables definition
- Partial derivative definition
- Gradient concept
- Curl concept
- Divergence concept
- Differentiable on an open set definition
- Gradient definition
- Higher partial derivatives definition
- Jacobian matrix definition
- Laplacian concept
- Iterated derivative definition
- Del operator concept
- C^k function characterised by continuous derivatives statement
- Symmetry of second derivatives statement
- Schwarz's theorem for C^2 functions statement
- Vector field definition
- Conservative vector field definition
- Curl definition
- Divergence definition
- Curl of a gradient is zero statement
- Divergence of a curl is zero statement
- Laplacian definition
- Vector calculus identities statement
Further reading
- Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_calculus_identities, Product rule for multiplication by a scalar
- Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_calculus_identities, Second derivative identities
- Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_calculus_identities, Curl of curl
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| Aliases | product-rules-for-grad-div-curl |
| Kind | statement, theorem |
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| MSC | 26B12 |
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| Uses | Gradient, Divergence, Curl, Laplacian, Del operator, Curl of a gradient is zero, Divergence of a curl is zero |
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