Module 15 :  Vector fields, Gradient, Divergence and Curl
Lecture 44 :  Gradient Divergence and Curl [Section 44.1]
   
44.1.7 Theorem:
Proof
 

The identity (iv) follows from (iii) with Finally, to prove (v) note that, using scalar triple product, we get

 

In part (iv) of the above theorem, for a vector field the vector

plays an important role in various representations. We shall analyze it next. This also gives a method of generating new vector-fields out of given ones.

 
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