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Vector Calculus

This document introduces two vector calculus operations called curl and divergence. Curl operates on a vector field and produces another vector field, while divergence produces a scalar field. These operations play an important role in applications involving fluid flow, electricity, and magnetism. The document goes on to provide the mathematical definition of curl, showing it is calculated using the partial derivatives of the components of the input vector field.

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Vector Calculus

This document introduces two vector calculus operations called curl and divergence. Curl operates on a vector field and produces another vector field, while divergence produces a scalar field. These operations play an important role in applications involving fluid flow, electricity, and magnetism. The document goes on to provide the mathematical definition of curl, showing it is calculated using the partial derivatives of the components of the input vector field.

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VECTOR CALCULUS

VECTOR CALCULUS

Here, we define two operations

that:
Can be performed on vector fields.
Play a basic role in the applications of vector
calculus to fluid flow, electricity, and magnetism.

VECTOR CALCULUS

Each operation resembles differentiation.

However, one produces a vector field


whereas the other produces a scalar field.

VECTOR CALCULUS

16.5
Curl and Divergence
In this section, we will learn about:
The operations of curl and divergence

and how they can be used to obtain


vector forms of Greens Theorem.

CURL

Suppose:
F = P i + Q j + R k is a vector field on

The partial derivatives of P, Q, and R all exist

CURL

Equation 1

Then, the curl of F is the vector field on

defined by:

curl F
R Q P R Q P
y z i z x j x y k

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