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Divergence theorem   (English)

Definition (undergraduate level)





S 
( F.n ) dA =


V 
( ∇. F ) dV

for a vector function F and a volume V enclosed by a surface S.
This is also known as Gauss' theorem. It is a special case of Green's theorem.

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