Question #49458

1 Answer
Jun 1, 2017

First you use Ostrogradsky theorem

#intintØvecA*vec(dS) = intintint vecgrad*Øvec(A)dV #

#intintint vecgrad O/*vec(A)dV= intintint vecgrad*O/vec(A)dV-intintintO/vecgrad*vecAdV#

and then you use the formula

#vecgrad*O/ vec(A) = O/ vecgrad*vec(A) + vecgradO/*vecA #

and then it's trivial

#intintint vecgrad O/*vec(A)dV= intintint O/ vecgrad*vec(A)dv + intintintvecgradO/*vecAdV-intintintO/vecgrad*vecAdV#

you can memorize the formula #vecgrad*O/ vec(A) = O/ vecgrad*vec(A) + vecgradO/*vecA # easily because it's like when you derivate two function

#(u*v)' = u'v + uv'#

except here you have one vector