A force field is conservative ifThe circle on the integration sign means that the integration is to be taken along a closed curve (a round trip) in the field. A flow is a potential flow (hence irrotational) iffor every closed path in the field. Using this criterion, show that the fields of (a) Fig. 16-13 and (b) Fig. 16-16 are fields of potential flow.

Radhika Batra , 9 Years ago

Grade 11