Formula Sheet PDF
Formula Sheet PDF
Formula Sheet PDF
Cartesian. dl = d x x̂ + dy ŷ + dz ẑ; dτ = d x d y dz
∂t ∂t ∂t
Gradient : ∇t = x̂ + ŷ + ẑ
∂x ∂y ∂z
∂vx ∂v y ∂vz
Divergence : ∇ · v = + +
∂x ∂y ∂z
∂vz ∂v y ∂vx ∂vz ∂v y ∂vx
Curl : ∇×v = − x̂ + − ŷ + − ẑ
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
∂ 2t ∂ 2t ∂ 2t
Laplacian : ∇ 2t = + +
∂x2 ∂ y2 ∂z 2
∂t 1 ∂t 1 ∂t
Gradient : ∇t = r̂ + θ̂ + φ̂
∂r r ∂θ r sin θ ∂φ
1 ∂ 2 1 ∂ 1 ∂vφ
Divergence : ∇ · v = (r vr ) + (sin θ vθ ) +
r 2 ∂r r sin θ ∂θ r sin θ ∂φ
1 ∂ ∂vθ
Curl : ∇×v = (sin θ vφ ) − r̂
r sin θ ∂θ ∂φ
1 1 ∂vr ∂ 1 ∂ ∂vr
+ − (r vφ ) θ̂ + (r vθ ) − φ̂
r sin θ ∂φ ∂r r ∂r ∂θ
1 ∂ 2 ∂t 1 ∂ ∂t 1 ∂ 2t
Laplacian : ∇ t= 2
2
r + 2 sin θ +
r ∂r ∂r r sin θ ∂θ ∂θ r 2 sin2 θ ∂φ 2
Cylindrical. dl = ds ŝ + s dφ φ̂ + dz ẑ; dτ = s ds dφ dz
∂t 1 ∂t ∂t
Gradient : ∇t = ŝ + φ̂ + ẑ
∂s s ∂φ ∂z
1 ∂ 1 ∂vφ ∂vz
Divergence : ∇ · v = (svs ) + +
s ∂s s ∂φ ∂z
1 ∂vz ∂vφ ∂vs ∂vz 1 ∂ ∂vs
Curl : ∇×v = − ŝ + − φ̂ + (svφ )− ẑ
s ∂φ ∂z ∂z ∂s s ∂s ∂φ
1 ∂ ∂t 1 ∂ 2t ∂ 2t
Laplacian : ∇ t=
2
s + 2 2+ 2
s ∂s ∂s s ∂φ ∂z
VECTOR IDENTITIES
Triple Products
(1) A · (B × C) = B · (C × A) = C · (A × B)
Product Rules
(5) ∇ · ( f A) = f (∇ · A) + A · (∇ f )
(6) ∇ · (A × B) = B · (∇ × A) − A · (∇ × B)
(7) ∇ × ( f A) = f (∇ × A) − A × (∇ f )
Second Derivatives
(9) ∇ · (∇ × A) = 0
(10) ∇ × (∇ f ) = 0
(11) ∇ × (∇ × A) = ∇(∇ · A) − ∇ 2 A
FUNDAMENTAL THEOREMS
b
Gradient Theorem : a (∇ f ) · dl = f (b) − f (a)
Divergence Theorem : (∇ · A) dτ = A · da
Curl Theorem : (∇ × A) · da = A · dl
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
Cylindrical
⎧ ⎧
⎨ x = s cos φ ⎨ x̂ = cos φ ŝ − sin φ φ̂
y = s sin φ ŷ = sin φ ŝ + cos φ φ̂
⎩ ⎩
z =z ẑ = ẑ
⎧
⎧
⎨ s = x 2 + y2 ⎨ ŝ = cos φ x̂ + sin φ ŷ
φ = tan−1 (y/x) φ̂ = − sin φ x̂ + cos φ ŷ
⎩ ⎩
z =z ẑ = ẑ