Checking a vector identity with v and ν

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I just want to check if this identity is true, since I have not found it anywhere, can anyone help me?

v is a vector (and that nu is supposed to be a v too)
 
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  • Equation: divergence of v times v equals v dot gradient of v, written as ∇·vv ≡ v·∇v, with the vector v in each term.
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The "identity" only makes sense if one of the factors is a scalar, and it's wrong even then. I think you want this, where f is a scalar function and V is a vector function:

[tex]\nabla \cdot f\vec V = \nabla f \cdot \vec V + f (\nabla \cdot \vec V)[/tex]
 
I finally found it, looks like I was missing another term in the right side v(Div(v)), altough this is 0 in my case because I am working with fluid dynamics. Now everything makes perfect sense, thanks anyway