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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ we derive general formulae to convert expressions
from Cartesian coordinates to the new orthogonal system $$(x_1, x_2, x_3)$$.
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## Basis vectors
Consider the the vector form of the line element $$\dd{\ell}$$,
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$
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## Gradient
In an orthogonal coordinate system,
@@ -102,11 +104,8 @@ $$\begin{gathered}
}
\end{gathered}$$
-<div class="accordion">
-<input type="checkbox" id="proof-grad"/>
-<label for="proof-grad">Proof</label>
-<div class="hidden" markdown="1">
-<label for="proof-grad">Proof.</label>
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+{% include proof/start.html id="proof-grad" -%}
For a direction $$\dd{\ell}$$, we know that
$$\idv{f}{\ell}$$ is the component of $$\nabla f$$ in that direction:
@@ -127,9 +126,8 @@ $$\begin{gathered}
+ \vu{e}_2 \dv{x_2}{\ell} \pdv{f}{x_2}
+ \vu{e}_3 \dv{x_3}{\ell} \pdv{f}{x_3}
\end{gathered}$$
+{% include proof/end.html id="proof-grad" %}
-</div>
-</div>
## Divergence
@@ -145,11 +143,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
}
\end{aligned}$$
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+{% include proof/start.html id="proof-div" -%}
As preparation, we rewrite $$\vb{V}$$ as follows
to introduce the scale factors:
@@ -222,8 +217,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
After repeating this procedure for the other components of $$\vb{V}$$,
we get the desired general expression for the divergence.
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+{% include proof/end.html id="proof-div" %}
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## Laplacian
@@ -246,6 +241,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$
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## Curl
The curl of a vector $$\vb{V}$$ is as follows
@@ -264,11 +260,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
}
\end{aligned}$$
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-<label for="proof-curl">Proof.</label>
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+{% include proof/start.html id="proof-curl" -%}
The curl is found in a similar way as the divergence.
We rewrite $$\vb{V}$$ like so:
@@ -317,8 +310,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
If we go through the same process for the other components of $$\vb{V}$$
and add up the results, we get the desired expression for the curl.
-</div>
-</div>
+{% include proof/end.html id="proof-curl" %}
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## Differential elements