Assignment 2 EP1118

⃗ . (𝑟 𝑛 𝑟) vanishes for n=-3.

1. Show that ∇

2. A particle is moving in space. Show that the divergence of its

position vector is invariant under coordinate transformation. (show
in all cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.)

3. The magnetic potential of a single current loop in the xy-plane is

𝜙 𝜙 (𝑟, 𝜃 )]. Express it in spherical polar
given by 𝑉 = ∇ × [∇ × 𝑒̂𝐴
coordinates.

4. Solve the Laplace equation ∇2 𝜓 = 0 in cylindrical coordinates for

𝜓 = 𝜓(𝜌).

5. Given f(r) is a function of r, expressing ⃗∇ in spherical polar

𝑑𝑓(𝑟)
coordinates show that ⃗∇𝑓 (𝑟) = 𝑟̂ .
𝑑𝑟

6. Evaluate ⃗∇𝑟 𝑛 . (use spherical polar coordinates)

7. Find the gradient of the following scalar field at given point

(i) 𝜒 = 2𝑧 2 𝜌 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙 𝑎𝑡 (1, 𝜋/2, −1)

(ii) 𝜒 = 2𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙 𝑎𝑡 (1, 𝜋/2, 𝜋)

8. Determine the divergence of the following vector field

(i) 𝜌𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜙 𝜌̂ + 𝜌2 𝑧 𝜙̂ + 𝑧𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙 𝑧̂

1
(ii) ̂ ̂
2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑟̂ + 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝜙
𝑟
(iii) 𝜌(2 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝜃 ))ρ̂ + 𝜌𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜙𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙𝜙̂ + 3𝑧𝑧̂
(iv) 𝜌𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜙𝜌̂ + 𝜌2 𝑧𝜙̂ + 𝑧𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙𝑧̂

9. Calculate the curl of the vector field

𝜌
𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝜌
̂ρ + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜙 𝑙𝑛 √
2
𝐺 (𝜌, 𝜙, 𝑧) = −𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜙𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ𝜌 h ℎ̂ϕ
𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑧
+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜙 𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ 𝑧 ̂
hz

10. A new set of coordinates is defined by the relationship

𝛼 𝛽
𝑥= ,𝑦 = ,𝑧 = 𝛾
𝛼 2 +𝛽 2 𝛼 2 +𝛽 2
Determine the gradient in this system for an arbitrary function 𝜙.

11. Derive the divergence of the vector field

𝑥 2𝑦
𝐹 = (𝑥 2 𝑖̂ + √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 𝑗̂ + 𝑧(1 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑘̂
+𝑦 2 )2
in cylindrical coordinates.

12. Find the components of a vector 𝐴 = 2𝑦𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑧𝑘̂ in

cylindrical polar coordinate system.

13. Find the location of point (1,1,1) in cylindrical and spherical

coordinate systems.

⃗ 𝐹 (b)
14. 𝐹 = 𝜌3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜑 (In cylindrical polar coordinate) find (a) ∇
Show that the result from (a) is consistent when we use cartesian
coordinates.