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Definition: vector grad f associated at each point of a given space region with a scalar f, having a direction normal to the surface on which the scalar field has a constant value, in the sense of increasing value of f, and a magnitude equal to the absolute value of the derivative of f with respect to distance in this normal direction

NOTE 1 The gradient expresses the variation of the scalar field quantity from the given point to a point at an infinitesimal distance ds MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiGacsgacaWGZbaaaa@3732@ in the direction of a given unit vector e by the scalar product df = grad fe ds.

NOTE 2 In orthonormal Cartesian coordinates, the three coordinates of the gradient are:

f x , f y , f z MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaamaalaaabaGaeyOaIy RaaGPaVlaadAgaaeaacqGHciITcaaMc8UaamiEaaaacaaMe8UaaGjb VlaaysW7caGGSaGaaGjbVlaaysW7caaMe8UaaGjbVpaalaaabaGaey OaIyRaaGPaVlaadAgaaeaacqGHciITcaaMc8UaamyEaaaacaaMe8Ua aGjbVlaaysW7caGGSaGaaGjbVlaaysW7caaMe8UaaGjbVpaalaaaba GaeyOaIyRaaGPaVlaadAgaaeaacqGHciITcaaMc8UaamOEaaaaaaa@6774@ .

NOTE 3 The gradient of the scalar field f is denoted grad f or f MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaGWabiab=DGirlaayI W7caWGMbaaaa@3CD4@ .


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