Course: Vector Calculus

Instructor: Adnan Aslam

February 19, 2020

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Vector Identities

Basic Identities of Vector Analysis

1 ∇(f + g ) = ∇f + ∇g
2 ∇(cf ) = c∇f , for a constant c
3 ∇ (fg ) = f ∇g + g ∇f
4 ∇ (f /g ) = (g ∇f − f ∇g ) /g 2 , at points x where g (x) 6= 0
5 div(F + G) = divF+divG
6 curl(F + G) = curlF + curlG
7 div(f F) = f divF + F.∇f

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Basic Identities of Vector Analysis
1 div(F × G) = G.curlF − F.curlG
2 div curlF = 0
3 curl(f F) = f curlF + ∇f × F
4 curl ∇f = 0
5 ∇2 (fg) = f∇2 g + g∇2 f + 2(∇f · ∇g)
6 div(∇f × ∇g) = 0
7 div(f∇g − g∇f) = f∇2 g − g∇2 f

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