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    This document discusses divergence and its physical meaning. It defines divergence as the measure of how much a vector field spreads out from a point. Specifically, it defines divergence as the partial derivatives of the components of a differentiable vector field with respect to x, y, and z. It then states that if the mass of fluid (or charge) exiting a domain equals the mass entering, the divergence of the fluid velocity (or current) vector field is equal to zero. Finally, it provides a geometric interpretation of divergence, explaining that a positive divergence means the vector is spreading out from a point while a zero divergence means the vector is not spreading or contracting at that point.

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    This document discusses divergence and its physical meaning. It defines divergence as the measure of how much a vector field spreads out from a point. Specifically, it defines divergence as the partial derivatives of the components of a differentiable vector field with respect to x, y, and z. It then states that if the mass of fluid (or charge) exiting a domain equals the mass entering, the divergence of the fluid velocity (or current) vector field is equal to zero. Finally, it provides a geometric interpretation of divergence, explaining that a positive divergence means the vector is spreading out from a point while a zero divergence means the vector is not spreading or contracting at that point.

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    This document discusses divergence and its physical meaning. It defines divergence as the measure of how much a vector field spreads out from a point. Specifically, it defines divergence as the partial derivatives of the components of a differentiable vector field with respect to x, y, and z. It then states that if the mass of fluid (or charge) exiting a domain equals the mass entering, the divergence of the fluid velocity (or current) vector field is equal to zero. Finally, it provides a geometric interpretation of divergence, explaining that a positive divergence means the vector is spreading out from a point while a zero divergence means the vector is not spreading or contracting at that point.

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    Divergence

    V(x, y, z) V(x dx, y,z)

    v(x, y, z)

    is a differentiable vector field

    x+dx

    vy
    vx
    vz
    div v = v

    uvu
    x
    y
    z
    2 Physical meaning

    div v

    is associated to local conservation laws: for example, we


    will show how that if the mass of fluid (or of charge) outcoming
    from a domain is equal to the mass entering, then

    div v 0

    is the fluid velocity (or the current) vectorfield

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    Geometrical Interpretation.
    The name divergence is well chosen, for
    . F is a
    measure of how much the vector F spreads out
    (diverges) from the point in question.
    The vector function has a large (positive) divergence
    at the point P; it is spreading out. (If the arrows
    pointed in, it would be a large negative divergence.)
    P

    NOTE:

    P=electric field due to charge (+ ve or ve)

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    On the other hand, the function has zero divergence at


    P; it is not spreading out at all.

    So, for example, if the divergence is positive at a point, it


    means that, overall, that the tendency is for fluid to move away
    from that point (expansion); if the divergence is negative, then
    the fluid is tending to move towards that point (compression).
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