I have the following identity to prove: text(grad div )A=text(rot rot )A+text(div grad )A The part with text(grad )A is confusing to me as A is a vector so how do we calculate gradient of it? Could it be that my professor formulated the identity wrong?

John Landry

John Landry

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2022-07-16

I have the following identity to prove:
grad div A = rot rot A + div grad A
The part with gradA is confusing to me as A is a vector so how do we calculate gradient of it? Could it be that my professor formulated the identity wrong?

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Shelby Strong

Shelby Strong

Beginner2022-07-17Added 9 answers

They meant ( div grad ) A , i.e. Δ A , the Laplacian. This identity can be proven as follows:
( × × A ) i = j k m ϵ i j k ϵ k m j A m = j k m ϵ i j k ϵ m k j A m = j m ( δ i δ j m δ i m δ j ) j A m
= i j j A j j j 2 A i = i ( A ) ( ) A i ,
so that all in all
× × A = ( A ) ( ) A .

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