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Conservative Vector Fields

The idea of a conservative vector field arises naturally in physics applications. Since many of the forces in nature (for example gravitation) conserve energy, the force, which is really a vector field can be described as a conservative vector field.

Definitions and Properties
A Look at Conservative Vector Fields
Tests for Conservative Vector Fields
Potential Functions
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus for Line Integrals
Summary of Properties of Conservative Vector Fields

Vector Calculus
12/6/1997