Gradient Theorem
where del is the gradient, and the integral is a line integral. It is this relationship which makes the definition of a scalar potential function f so useful in gravitation and electromagnetism as a concise way to encode information about a vector field.
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Divergence Theorem, Green's Theorem, Line Integral, Poincaré's TheoremExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Gradient Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GradientTheorem.html