Module 17 : Surfaces, Surface Area, Surface integrals, Divergence Theorem and applications
Lecture 51 :  Applications of Divergence theorem [Section 51.2]
 
when is a constant and represents the temperature of the body at a point at time . If the flow of heat is 'steady', i.e.,  does not depend upon temperature, then i.e., the temperature of steady heat flow is a harmonic function.
   
(ii)
Consider the gravitational force on a particle of mass at any point due to a mass at a fixed
  point The gravitation force is
 


 Figure: Force of gravitation between point masses

   
 

where

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