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(For masochists only.) Prove product rules (ii) and (vi). Refer to Prob. 1.22 for the definition of(A.V)B.

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The product rules (ii) and (vi) are proved.

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01

Compute the left side of product rule (ii)

To prove any rule, simplify its left and right side, and comare them with each other.

Let the vector A.B is defined as A.B=AxBx+AyBy+AzBzand the ∇operator is defined aslocalid="1657363605182" ∇=∂∂xi+∂∂yj+∂∂zk. The gradient of vector A.B is obtaind as

localid="1657363881919" ∇A.B=∂∂xAxBx+∂∂yAyBy+∂∂zAzBz=∂Ax∂xBx+∂Bx∂XAx+∂Ay∂xBy+∂Az∂xBz∂Az∂xBz.....1

Compute A×∇×Bin x direction.

A×∇xBx=By∇xAz×∇xA=By∂Ay∂x-∂Bx∂y-Bz+∂Ax∂z-∂Ax∂x.....2

NowComputeA.VBxinxdirection.A.VBx=Ax∂∂x+Ay∂∂y=Az∂∂zBx=Ax∂Bx∂x+Ay∂Bx∂y=Az∂Bx∂zNowComputeB.VAxinxdirection.

NowComputeA.VBxinxdirection.B.VAx=Bx∂∂x+By∂∂y=Bz∂∂zAx=Bx∂Ax∂x+By∂Ax∂y=Bz∂Ax∂z

02

 Simplify the calculations for the left side of product rule (ii)

Nowaddtheequations(1),(2),(3)and(4)andsimplify.A×∇×Bx+B×∇×Ax+A×∇×Bx+B×∇×Ax=Ay∂By∂x-Ay∂By∂x+By∂By∂x-By∂Bx∂y-Bz∂Ax∂x-Bz∂Az∂x+Ax∂By∂x-Ay∂Bx∂y+Az∂Bx∂x+Bz∂Ax∂x+By∂Ax∂y-Bz∂Ax∂Z=Ay∂By∂x-Az∂Bz∂x+By∂Ay∂x-Bz∂Az∂x+Ax∂Bx∂x+Bx∂Ax∂x

Substitute∇A.BXforlocalid="1657513961797" Ay∂By∂x+Az∂Bz∂x+By∂By∂x+Bz∂Az∂x+AX∂By∂x+BX∂AX∂xin above simplification.

A×∇×Bx+B×∇×Ax+A×∇×Bx+∇A.BySimilarlywecanwriteA×∇×BZ+B×∇×AZ+A.∇×BZ+B.∇Ay=∇A.ByA×∇×BZ+B×∇×AZ+A.∇×BZ+B.∇AZ=∇A.BZthusitisprovedthat∇A.B=A×∇×B+B×∇×A+A.∇B+B.∇A

03

Compute |A×∇×B| in x direction

Compute∇×A×Binxdirection.∇×A×BX=∂∂yA×Bz×∂∂yA×By=∂∂yAxBy-AyBxz-∂∂zAzBx-AzBx=By∂Ax∂y+Ax∂Bx∂y-Ay∂Bx∂y-Bx∂Ay∂y-Az∂Bx∂z-Bx∂Az∂z+Bz∂Ax∂z+Ax∂Bz∂z

NowComputeB.∇A-A.∇B+A∇.B-B∇.Axinxdirection.B.∇A-A.∇B+A∇.B-B∇.Ax=Bx∂∂X+By∂∂y+Bz∂∂z+Ax-Ax∂∂X+Ay∂∂y+Az∂∂z+Bx+∂Bx∂X+∂By∂y+∂Bz∂zAx-∂Ax∂X+∂Ay∂y+∂Bz∂z+Bx

=Bx∂Ay∂X+By∂Ax∂yBz∂Ax∂zAx∂Bx∂XAy∂Bx∂yAz∂Bx∂z=Ax∂Bx∂X+Ax∂By∂yAx∂By∂zBx∂Ax∂XBx∂Ay∂yBx∂Bx∂z=Ax∂By∂y+Ax∂Ax∂yAx∂Bx∂yBx∂Ay∂yBx∂Bx∂z=Bx∂Az∂z+Bx∂Ax∂zAx∂Bz∂z=∇×A×Bx

Similarly we can write,

B.∇A-A.∇B+A∇.B-B∇.Ay=∇×A×ByB.∇A-A.∇B+A∇.B-B∇.Az=∇×A×BzThus,∇×A×B=B.∇A-A.∇B+A∇.B-B∇.A

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