 Laplacian in polar coordinates (source code)

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= Laplacian in polar coordinates
{title2=$\Delta=\frac1r\partial_r(r\partial_r)+\frac1{r^2}\partial_\theta^2$}

For a twice differentiable scalar field on the plane,
$$
\nabla^2f=\frac1r\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}\right)
+\frac1{r^2}\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial\theta^2}.
$$

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