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Gradient of a dot product (∇(F⋅G)=(F⋅∇)G+(G⋅∇)F+F×curlG+G×curlF)

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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 ∂i​(Fj​Gj​). This proves the displayed gradient identity by the product rule.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2004 / ia / Paper 3 / 3C / ii / Solution

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