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mathmari
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I want to show that $\nabla\times (f\nabla g)=\nabla f\times \nabla g$.
We have that $f\nabla g=f\sum\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i$, therefore we get \begin{align*}&\nabla\times (f\nabla g)=\nabla\times \left (f\sum\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i \right )\\ & =\nabla\times \left (\sum f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i \right ) \\ & =\nabla\times \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}, f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2} ,f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3} \right ) \\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}, \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}, \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right ]+\left [ f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\end{align*}
Is everything correct so far? How could we continue? (Wondering)
Or is there an other way to show this? (Wondering)
I want to show that $\nabla\times (f\nabla g)=\nabla f\times \nabla g$.
We have that $f\nabla g=f\sum\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i$, therefore we get \begin{align*}&\nabla\times (f\nabla g)=\nabla\times \left (f\sum\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i \right )\\ & =\nabla\times \left (\sum f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_i}\hat{x}_i \right ) \\ & =\nabla\times \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}, f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2} ,f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3} \right ) \\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (f\right )\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}+f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\\ & = \left [ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}, \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_3} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}, \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_1} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}-\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_2} \frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right ]+\left [ f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right ), f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_3} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_3}\right ), f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_2}\right )-f\frac{\partial}{\partial x_2} \left (\frac{\partial g}{\partial x_1}\right )\right ]\end{align*}
Is everything correct so far? How could we continue? (Wondering)
Or is there an other way to show this? (Wondering)