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Flow line in conservative vector field
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[QUOTE="Thomas G, post: 4941556, member: 535030"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] Recall that a flow line, c(t), of a vector field F has c'(t)=F(c(t)) at all times t. Show all work below. a.) Let c(t) be the flow line of a particle moving in a conservative force field F=-grad(f), where f:R^3->R, f(x,y,z) >=0 for all (x,y,z), represents the potential energy at each point in space. Prove that the particle will always move towards a point with lower potential energy. What is the limit of F(c(t)) as t goes to infinity? [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] F=-grad(f) c'(t)=F(c(t)) [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] We are trying to show that f(c(t)) is a decreasing function of t. So far, I have that grad[f(c(t))]=grad(f(c(t))*c'(t) thru chain rule grad[f(c(t))]=grad(f(c(t))*F(c(t)) because c(t) is a flow line grad[f(c(t))]=grad(f(c(t))*-grad(f(c(t)) by the definition of F grad[f(c(t))]=-(grad(f(c(t))^2 But I am not sure if this really helps at all. Is this the right direction to go in, or am I completely off base? [/QUOTE]
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