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Let F be any nonconstant vector field of the form F = f (x) i + g (y) j + h (z) k and let G be any nonconservative vector field of the form G = f (y, z) i + g (x, z)j + h (x, y) k. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false by placing ''T'' or ''F'' to the left of the statement. 1. G is incompressible 2. F is irrotational 3. G is irrotational 4. F is incompressible



Answer :

1. G is incompressible- True

2. F is irrotational- True

3. G is irrotational- False

4. F is incompressible- False

Divergence and Curl In Mathematics, divergence is a differential operator, which is applied to the 3D vector-valued function. Similarly, the curl is a vector operator which defines the infinitesimal circulation of a vector field in the 3D Euclidean space .

So if we calculate for F:

F has a divergence potentially

divF = df/dx + dg/fy + dh/dz

But curl(F )= 0(all cross derivatives df/dy df/dz, dg/dx etc = 0)

For G

G has zero divergence.

divG = df/dx + dg/fy + dh/dz = 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

But it may have a curl.

curl(G) = df/dy may be non-zero

df/dz, dg/dx etc may all be non-zero

Now, we also know that if the divergence is zero, the vector field is incompressible and if the curl is zero, the vector field is irrotational, that is,  

div = 0 = incompressible and

curl = 0= irrotational  

Thus,

1. G is incompressible- True

2. F is irrotational- True

3. G is irrotational- False

4. F is incompressible- False

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