3.I.3C

Vector Calculus | Part IA, 2004

If F\mathbf{F} and G\mathbf{G} are differentiable vector fields, show that

(i) ∇×(F×G)=F(∇⋅G)−G(∇⋅F)+(G⋅∇)F−(F⋅∇)G\boldsymbol{\nabla} \times(\mathbf{F} \times \mathbf{G})=\mathbf{F}(\boldsymbol{\nabla} \cdot \mathbf{G})-\mathbf{G}(\boldsymbol{\nabla} \cdot \mathbf{F})+(\mathbf{G} \cdot \boldsymbol{\nabla}) \mathbf{F}-(\mathbf{F} \cdot \boldsymbol{\nabla}) \mathbf{G},

(ii) ∇(F⋅G)=(F⋅∇)G+(G⋅∇)F+F×(∇×G)+G×(∇×F)\boldsymbol{\nabla}(\mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{G})=(\mathbf{F} \cdot \boldsymbol{\nabla}) \mathbf{G}+(\mathbf{G} \cdot \boldsymbol{\nabla}) \mathbf{F}+\mathbf{F} \times(\boldsymbol{\nabla} \times \mathbf{G})+\mathbf{G} \times(\boldsymbol{\nabla} \times \mathbf{F}).

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