Divergence

Definition:
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕
div 𝑣Ԧ ≡ ∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑘෠ ∙ 𝑣𝑥 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑣𝑧 𝑘෠
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
𝜕𝑣𝑥 𝜕𝑣𝑦 𝜕𝑣𝑧
∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = + +
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
where:
𝑣Ԧ = 𝑣𝑥 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑣𝑧 𝑘෠ is a vector field
Divergence
Definition:
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕
div 𝑣Ԧ ≡ ∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑘෠ ෠
∙ (𝑣𝑥 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑣𝑧 𝑘)
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
𝜕𝑣𝑥 𝜕𝑣𝑦 𝜕𝑣𝑧
∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = + +
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
where:
𝑣Ԧ = 𝑣𝑥 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑣𝑧 𝑘෠ is a vector field
∇ ∙ 𝑣:
Ԧ 𝑽𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 ∙ (𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫) = 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓
Divergence
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕
div 𝑣Ԧ ≡ ∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑘෠ ෠
∙ (𝑣𝑥 𝑖Ƹ + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗Ƹ + 𝑣𝑧 𝑘)
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
𝜕𝑣𝑥 𝜕𝑣𝑦 𝜕𝑣𝑧
∇ ∙ 𝑣Ԧ = + +
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
Significance:
Divergence measures how much a vector field spreads out or diverges from a point
Divergence
Significance:
Divergence measures how much a vector field spreads out or diverges from a point