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Grad
Grad[
f
]
gives the gradient,
f
, of the scalar function
f
in the default coordinate system.
Grad[
f
,
coordsys
]
gives the gradient of
f
in the coordinate system
coordsys
.
MORE INFORMATION
To use
Grad
, you first need to load the
Vector Analysis Package
using
Needs
["VectorAnalysis`"]
.
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Basic Examples
(1)
Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]
Gradient of a function in Cartesian coordinates:
In[2]:=
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Out[3]=
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Recover the original function using
DSolve
:
In[5]:=
Out[5]=
In[6]:=
Out[6]=
SEE ALSO
Div
Curl
Laplacian
Biharmonic
TUTORIALS
Vector Analysis Package
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Vector Analysis Package
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Basic Examples 
