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Re: Grad in VectorAnalysis`

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• Subject: [mg103840] Re: [mg103822] Grad in VectorAnalysis`
• From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
• Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:14:32 -0400 (EDT)
• Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net

Because the definition of f has only two arguments whereas it is called with three in the Grad.

Either call it with two or redefine it with three.


Bob Hanlon

---- Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu> wrote: 

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After...

   Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]
   SetCoordinates[Cartesian[x, y, z]]

   f[x_, y_] = x/(1 - x^2 - y^2)

... why does the following not actually return the formula for gradient...

   Grad[f[x, y, z]]  (* or even Grad[Evaluate[f[x,y,z]]]

... whereas the following does return it:

   Grad[x/(1 - x^2 - y^2)]



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