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 Vector Algebra

 Module 3.10 Divergence of Vector Fields

 

 

The graphical presentation depicts the vector field

At a given point in space, a vector field has positive divergence if the net flux flowing outward through the surface of an imaginary infinitesimal volume centered at that point is positive, the divergence is negative if the net flux is into the volume, and the divergence is zero if the same amount of flux enters into the volume as leaves it.
 
Q.  Based on the definition of divergence, is the field displayed divergenceless everywhere?

 

to show the graphical solution.

 

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Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2001. Copyright © 2001 Prentice Hall.