Gradient of a dot product

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Gradient of a dot product by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-18
For differentiable vector fields, expand the cross products using the contraction of two Levi-Civita symbols. The directional-derivative terms cancel the corresponding terms in the two cross products, leaving . This proves the displayed gradient identity by the product rule.

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