 Divergence of a curl (source code)

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= Divergence of a curl
{title2=$\nabla\cdot(\nabla\times\mathbf A)=0$}

For a twice continuously differentiable <vector field> in <Cartesian coordinates>, expand the <curl> and then its <divergence>. Every mixed <partial derivative> occurs twice with opposite signs, proving the identity. In <electromagnetism> this forces the right side of the <Ampère-Maxwell equation> to be <divergence-free>, yielding local <charge conservation>.

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