Nabla Operator (∇)

★★★★☆Undergraduate

📖Definition

∇ (nabla, del) is a vector differential operator. Used for gradient, divergence, and curl.

📐Formulas

∇ = ( (∂)/(∂ x), (∂)/(∂ y), (∂)/(∂ z) )

Definition of nabla

∇ f

Gradient (scalar → vector field)

∇ · \vecF

Divergence (vector → scalar field)

∇ × \vecF

Curl (vector → vector field)

∇² = ∇ · ∇

Laplacian

✏️Examples

예제 1

Find the gradient of f(x,y,z) = x² + y² + z².

Applications

Electromagnetism

Maxwell's equations

Fluid Dynamics

Flow analysis

Optimization

Gradient descent

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