The vector field F(x) is given in terms of cylindrical polar coordinates (ρ,ϕ,z) by
F(x)=f(ρ)eρ
where f is a differentiable function of ρ, and eρ=cosϕex+sinϕey is the unit basis vector with respect to the coordinate ρ. Compute the partial derivatives ∂F1/∂x,∂F2/∂y, ∂F3/∂z and hence find the divergence ∇⋅F in terms of ρ and ϕ.
The domain V is bounded by the surface z=(x2+y2)−1, by the cylinder x2+y2=1, and by the planes z=41 and z=1. Sketch V and compute its volume.
Find the most general function f(ρ) such that ∇⋅F=0, and verify the divergence theorem for the corresponding vector field F(x) in V.