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Derivative Operators

This document defines and provides equations for gradient, divergence, and Laplacian operators in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. The gradient is defined as the partial derivatives with respect to each coordinate. Divergence is the sum of the partial derivatives of the components of a vector field. Laplacian is defined as the sum of the second partial derivatives with respect to each coordinate.

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Derivative Operators

This document defines and provides equations for gradient, divergence, and Laplacian operators in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. The gradient is defined as the partial derivatives with respect to each coordinate. Divergence is the sum of the partial derivatives of the components of a vector field. Laplacian is defined as the sum of the second partial derivatives with respect to each coordinate.

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Gradient
 f f f
Cartesian:  f  xˆ  yˆ  zˆ
x y z
 f ˆ 1 f f
Cylindrical:  f  ˆ   zˆ
   z
 f 1 f ˆ 1 f
Spherical:  f  rˆ  ˆ 
r r  r sin  

Divergence

  f f f
Cartesian:  f  x  y  z
x y z
  1  1 f f z
Cylindrical:  f 
 
  f   
  z
  1  1  1 f
Spherical:  f  2  r 2 f r    f sin   
r r r sin   r sin  

Laplacian

2 f 2 f 2 f
Cartesian: 2 f   
x 2 y 2 z 2

1  f 1 2 f 2 f
Cylindrical:  f 
2
  2 
     2 z 2

1  2 f 1   f  1 2 f
Spherical: 2 f  r  2  sin  
 2 2
r r r r sin   
2
  r sin  
2

1  2 f 1  2
Note that 2 r  (rf )
r r r r r 2

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