Question #162940

 a) Explain the equation 𝑭 = −𝜵𝑈


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Expert's answer
2021-02-12T16:17:34-0500

dA=Fdr=dU,dA=\vec{F}d\vec{r}=-dU,

F=Fxi+Fyj+Fzk,\vec{F}=F_x\vec{i}+F_y\vec{j}+F_z\vec{k},

dr=dxi+dyj+dzk,d\vec{r}=dx\vec{i}+dy\vec{j}+dz\vec{k},

Fdr=Fxdx+Fydy+Fzdz=dU,\vec{F}d\vec{r}=F_xdx+F_ydy+F_zdz=-dU,

Fxx=U, F_x\partial x=-\partial U,~ Fx=Ux,F_x=-\frac{\partial U}{\partial x},

Fy=Uy,F_y=\frac{\partial U}{\partial y}, Fz=Uz,F_z=\frac{\partial U}{\partial z},

F=(Uxi+Uyj+Uzk),\vec{F}=-(\frac{\partial U}{\partial x}\vec{i}+\frac{\partial U}{\partial y}\vec{j}+\frac{\partial U}{\partial z}\vec{k}),

F=gradU,\vec{F}=-\text{grad}U,

F=U.\vec{F}=-\nabla U.


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