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Can any show me how you will go about proofing this identity
∇×(u×v)=v∙∇u-u∙∇v+u∇∙v-v ∇∙u where v and u are vectors
Many thanks.
∇×(u×v)=v∙∇u-u∙∇v+u∇∙v-v ∇∙u where v and u are vectors
Many thanks.
Vector calculus is a branch of mathematics that deals with the study of vector fields, which are functions that assign a vector to each point in space. It includes topics such as differentiation and integration of vector fields, line and surface integrals, and the theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss.
A scalar field is a function that assigns a scalar value, such as temperature or pressure, to each point in space. On the other hand, a vector field assigns a vector, which has both magnitude and direction, to each point in space.
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