Dec 17, 2009 #1 exmachina Messages 42 Reaction score 0 Homework Statement http://i.imgur.com/TSLwA.png Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Sorry I figured it out, it was the product rule. Last edited: Dec 17, 2009
Homework Statement http://i.imgur.com/TSLwA.png Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Sorry I figured it out, it was the product rule.
Dec 17, 2009 #2 Päällikkö Homework Helper Messages 516 Reaction score 11 It's not zero. That part is an identity from vector calculus, namely: [tex] \nabla \cdot (\psi\mathbf{A}) = \mathbf{A} \cdot\nabla\psi + \psi\nabla \cdot \mathbf{A} [/tex] as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_calculus_identities
It's not zero. That part is an identity from vector calculus, namely: [tex] \nabla \cdot (\psi\mathbf{A}) = \mathbf{A} \cdot\nabla\psi + \psi\nabla \cdot \mathbf{A} [/tex] as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_calculus_identities