Category:Definitions/Gradient Operator

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Geometrical Representation

Let $R$ be a region of space.

Let $F$ be a scalar field acting over $R$.


The gradient of $F$ at a point $A$ in $R$ is defined as:

$\grad F = \dfrac {\partial F} {\partial n} \mathbf {\hat n}$

where:

$\mathbf {\hat n}$ denotes the unit normal to the equal surface $S$ of $F$ at $A$
$n$ is the magnitude of the normal vector to $S$ at $A$.