(a) Prove that
∇×(ψA)=ψ∇×A+∇ψ×A∇⋅(A×B)=B⋅∇×A−A⋅∇×B
where A and B are differentiable vector fields and ψ is a differentiable scalar field.
(b) Find the solution of ∇2u=16r2 on the two-dimensional domain D when
(i) D is the unit disc 0⩽r⩽1, and u=1 on r=1;
(ii) D is the annulus 1⩽r⩽2, and u=1 on both r=1 and r=2.
[Hint: the Laplacian in plane polar coordinates is:
∇2u=r1∂r∂(r∂r∂u)+r21∂θ2∂2u.]