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F I J K: X y Z P Q R R Q P R Q P y Z Z X X y

This document defines and provides an example of calculating the curl of a vector field. It begins by defining the curl operator mathematically. It then gives an example of calculating the curl of a vector field F(x,y,z)=xz i + xyz j - y^2 k. The result is -y(2+x)i + xj + yzk. The document notes that most computer algebra systems can calculate curls and divergences of vector fields. It concludes by stating that the curl of a gradient vector field is always 0.

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F I J K: X y Z P Q R R Q P R Q P y Z Z X X y

This document defines and provides an example of calculating the curl of a vector field. It begins by defining the curl operator mathematically. It then gives an example of calculating the curl of a vector field F(x,y,z)=xz i + xyz j - y^2 k. The result is -y(2+x)i + xj + yzk. The document notes that most computer algebra systems can calculate curls and divergences of vector fields. It concludes by stating that the curl of a gradient vector field is always 0.

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CURL

F
i

x
P

y
Q

z
R

R Q P R Q P

k
j

y z z x x y
curl F

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Equation 2

Thus, the easiest way to remember


Definition 1 is by means of the symbolic
expression

curl F F

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If

Example 1

F(x, y, z) = xz i + xyz j y2 k

find curl F.

Using Equation 2, we have the following


result.

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Example 1

curl F F
x
xz

z
y
xyz y 2

2
y xyz i
z

2
y xz j xyz xz k
y
z
x
x

2 y xy i 0 x j yz 0 k
y 2 x i x j yz k

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Most computer algebra systems (CAS)


have commands that compute the curl and
divergence of vector fields.

If you have access to a CAS, use these commands


to check the answers to the examples and exercises
in this section.

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Recall that the gradient of a function f of

three variables is a vector field on 3 .


So, we can compute its curl.
The following theorem says that the curl
of a gradient vector field is 0.

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