Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2008 / ia / Paper 3 / 11C / a / Solution

The product rule givesApply the divergence theorem, with outward unit normal $\mathbf{n}$, and use the vanishing Laplacian of the harmonic function $g$:The boundary value of $f$ is one. Another application of the divergence theorem therefore givesThis is the gradient pairing with a boundary-constant function and a harmonic function, obtained directly from Green's first identity. The harmonic function must be regular throughout the volume; an interior singularity can supply an additional boundary flux.