Vector Calculus

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# VECTOR CALCULUS — FLOW ALGEBRA
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SOURCE_URL := "https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/calculus-analysis-ontologies/vector-calculus.html"
DOMAIN := "Mathematical Ontologies"
CATEGORY := "Calculus and Analysis Ontologies"
ENTITY := "Vector Calculus"

# ---------- CORE ENTITY ----------
VECTOR_CALCULUS := {
    type: MathematicalDiscipline,
    domain: Mathematics,
    parent: Calculus,
    purpose: "Study differentiation and integration of scalar and vector fields in multidimensional space, including gradient, divergence, curl, line integrals, surface integrals and integral theorems."
}

# ---------- CORE CONCEPTS ----------
CONCEPTS := {
    SCALAR_FIELD,
    VECTOR_FIELD,
    GRADIENT,
    DIVERGENCE,
    CURL,
    DIRECTIONAL_DERIVATIVE,
    JACOBIAN,
    LINE_INTEGRAL,
    SURFACE_INTEGRAL,
    VOLUME_INTEGRAL,
    FLUX,
    CIRCULATION,
    GREEN_THEOREM,
    STOKES_THEOREM,
    DIVERGENCE_THEOREM
}

# ---------- DISCIPLINE STRUCTURE ----------
VECTOR_CALCULUS
    -> extends(MULTIVARIABLE_CALCULUS)
    -> studies(SCALAR_FIELDS)
    -> studies(VECTOR_FIELDS)
    -> uses(PARTIAL_DERIVATIVES)
    -> uses(MULTIPLE_INTEGRALS)
    -> connects(LOCAL_DIFFERENTIAL_PROPERTIES, GLOBAL_INTEGRAL_PROPERTIES)

# ---------- SCALAR FIELD ----------
SCALAR_FIELD
    := f: R^n -> R

SCALAR_FIELD
    -> assigns(SCALAR_VALUE_TO_EACH_POINT)

examples:
    TEMPERATURE_FIELD
    PRESSURE_FIELD
    POTENTIAL_FIELD
    DENSITY_FIELD

# ---------- VECTOR FIELD ----------
VECTOR_FIELD
    := F: R^n -> R^m

common_spatial_case:
    F: R^3 -> R^3

VECTOR_FIELD
    -> assigns(VECTOR_TO_EACH_POINT)

examples:
    VELOCITY_FIELD
    FORCE_FIELD
    ELECTRIC_FIELD
    MAGNETIC_FIELD

# ---------- NABLA OPERATOR ----------
NABLA
    := ∇

in Cartesian R^3:

∇
    := (
        partial/partial_x,
        partial/partial_y,
        partial/partial_z
    )

NABLA
    -> generates(GRADIENT)
    -> generates(DIVERGENCE)
    -> generates(CURL)

# ---------- GRADIENT ----------
for scalar field f:

GRADIENT(f)
    := ∇f

    = (
        partial_f/partial_x,
        partial_f/partial_y,
        partial_f/partial_z
      )

GRADIENT
    -> vector_field

GRADIENT
    -> points_in(DIRECTION_OF_STEEPEST_LOCAL_INCREASE)
       under(EUCLIDEAN_METRIC)

DIRECTIONAL_DERIVATIVE
    := ∇f dot u
       for(unit_direction u)
       under(differentiability_conditions)

# ---------- DIVERGENCE ----------
for
    F = (P,Q,R)

DIVERGENCE(F)
    := ∇ dot F

    = partial_P/partial_x
      + partial_Q/partial_y
      + partial_R/partial_z

DIVERGENCE
    -> scalar_field

DIVERGENCE
    -> measures(LOCAL_NET_OUTFLOW_DENSITY)
       in(standard_geometric_interpretation)

# ---------- CURL ----------
for
    F = (P,Q,R)

CURL(F)
    := ∇ cross F

CURL(F)
    = (
        partial_R/partial_y - partial_Q/partial_z,
        partial_P/partial_z - partial_R/partial_x,
        partial_Q/partial_x - partial_P/partial_y
      )

CURL
    -> vector_field

CURL
    -> measures(LOCAL_ROTATIONAL_TENDENCY)
       in(three_dimensional_vector_calculus)

# ---------- CONSERVATIVE FIELDS ----------
VECTOR_FIELD F
    -> CONSERVATIVE
       if
       exists(phi)
       such_that
       F = GRADIENT(phi)

phi
    -> POTENTIAL_FUNCTION

CONSERVATIVE_FIELD
    -> may_have(PATH_INDEPENDENT_LINE_INTEGRALS)
       under(APPROPRIATE_DOMAIN_CONDITIONS)

if
    F = GRADIENT(phi)
then

CURL(F)
    = ZERO_VECTOR
       under(required_smoothness)

CURL_ZERO
    -/> always_implies(GLOBAL_CONSERVATIVITY)
       without(DOMAIN_CONDITIONS)

# ---------- LINE INTEGRAL ----------
LINE_INTEGRAL
    := integral_C(
        F dot dr
    )

LINE_INTEGRAL
    -> accumulates(TANGENTIAL_FIELD_COMPONENT_ALONG_CURVE)

if
    F = GRADIENT(phi)
then

integral_C(F dot dr)
    = phi(B) - phi(A)

FUNDAMENTAL_THEOREM_FOR_LINE_INTEGRALS
    -> connects(GRADIENT_FIELD, ENDPOINT_VALUES)

# ---------- SURFACE INTEGRAL ----------
FLUX
    := surface_integral_S(
        F dot n_hat dS
    )

SURFACE_INTEGRAL
    -> accumulates(NORMAL_FIELD_COMPONENT_OVER_SURFACE)

ORIENTATION
    -> determines(FLUX_SIGN)

# ---------- VOLUME INTEGRAL ----------
VOLUME_INTEGRAL
    := triple_integral_V(
        f dV
    )

VOLUME_INTEGRAL
    -> accumulates(SCALAR_FIELD_THROUGHOUT_VOLUME)

# ---------- GREEN THEOREM ----------
for planar region D
with positively oriented boundary C:

line_integral_C(
    P dx + Q dy
)
    =
double_integral_D(
    partial_Q/partial_x
    - partial_P/partial_y
    dA
)

GREEN_THEOREM
    -> relates(BOUNDARY_CIRCULATION, PLANAR_CURL_ACCUMULATION)

# ---------- STOKES THEOREM ----------
for oriented surface S
with compatible boundary C:

line_integral_C(
    F dot dr
)
    =
surface_integral_S(
    CURL(F) dot n_hat dS
)

STOKES_THEOREM
    -> relates(BOUNDARY_CIRCULATION, SURFACE_CURL_FLUX)

# ---------- DIVERGENCE THEOREM ----------
for volume V
with outward-oriented closed boundary S:

closed_surface_integral_S(
    F dot n_hat dS
)
    =
triple_integral_V(
    DIVERGENCE(F) dV
)

DIVERGENCE_THEOREM
    -> relates(BOUNDARY_FLUX, VOLUME_DIVERGENCE)

# ---------- FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM PATTERN ----------
VECTOR_CALCULUS_THEOREMS
    -> instantiate(GENERALISED_BOUNDARY_INTERIOR_RELATION)

LOCAL_DIFFERENTIAL_OPERATOR
    -> integrated_over(INTERIOR)

equals

FIELD_QUANTITY
    -> integrated_over(BOUNDARY)

GREEN_THEOREM
    -> two_dimensional_instance

STOKES_THEOREM
    -> surface_boundary_instance

DIVERGENCE_THEOREM
    -> volume_boundary_instance

# ---------- JACOBIAN ----------
JACOBIAN
    -> represents(FIRST_ORDER_DERIVATIVE_OF_VECTOR_MAPPING)

JACOBIAN
    -> used_in(COORDINATE_TRANSFORMATIONS)
    -> used_in(CHANGE_OF_VARIABLES)

JACOBIAN_DETERMINANT
    -> measures(LOCAL_VOLUME_SCALING)

# ---------- COORDINATE SYSTEMS ----------
VECTOR_CALCULUS
    -> may_use(CARTESIAN_COORDINATES)
    -> may_use(CYLINDRICAL_COORDINATES)
    -> may_use(SPHERICAL_COORDINATES)
    -> may_use(GENERAL_CURVILINEAR_COORDINATES)

DIFFERENTIAL_OPERATORS
    -> coordinate_expressions_depend_on(COORDINATE_SYSTEM)

GEOMETRIC_QUANTITIES
    -> remain(COORDINATE_INDEPENDENT_WHEN_PROPERLY_DEFINED)

# ---------- VECTOR IDENTITIES ----------
under(appropriate_smoothness):

CURL(GRADIENT(phi))
    = ZERO_VECTOR

DIVERGENCE(CURL(F))
    = 0

VECTOR_IDENTITIES
    -> encode(DIFFERENTIAL_OPERATOR_RELATIONS)

# ---------- LAPLACIAN ----------
LAPLACIAN(phi)
    := DIVERGENCE(GRADIENT(phi))

in Cartesian coordinates:

LAPLACIAN(phi)
    = partial_squared_phi/partial_x_squared
    + partial_squared_phi/partial_y_squared
    + partial_squared_phi/partial_z_squared

LAPLACIAN
    -> central_to(PDEs)
    -> central_to(POTENTIAL_THEORY)

# ---------- APPLICATIONS ----------
VECTOR_CALCULUS
    -> applied_to(FLUID_MECHANICS)
    -> applied_to(ELECTROMAGNETISM)
    -> applied_to(GRAVITATION)
    -> applied_to(CONTINUUM_MECHANICS)
    -> applied_to(THERMODYNAMICS)
    -> applied_to(PARTIAL_DIFFERENTIAL_EQUATIONS)
    -> applied_to(COMPUTATIONAL_PHYSICS)

# ---------- RELATION GRAPH ----------
SCALAR_FIELD
    -> differentiated_by(GRADIENT)

VECTOR_FIELD
    -> differentiated_by(DIVERGENCE)
    -> differentiated_by(CURL)

VECTOR_FIELD
    -> integrated_along(CURVE)
    -> integrated_across(SURFACE)

SCALAR_FIELD
    -> integrated_over(VOLUME)

GREEN_THEOREM
    -> links(LINE_INTEGRAL, DOUBLE_INTEGRAL)

STOKES_THEOREM
    -> links(LINE_INTEGRAL, SURFACE_INTEGRAL)

DIVERGENCE_THEOREM
    -> links(SURFACE_INTEGRAL, VOLUME_INTEGRAL)

# ---------- SEMANTIC EQUIVALENCE ----------
SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE := {
    "vector calculus" ~= "calculus of scalar and vector fields in multidimensional space",
    "grad" ~= "gradient",
    "div" ~= "divergence",
    "curl" ~= "rotational differential operator in three-dimensional vector calculus",
    "flux" ~= "normal component accumulation through a surface",
    "circulation" ~= "tangential vector-field accumulation around a curve",
    "Gauss divergence theorem" ~= "divergence theorem"
}

# ---------- CONSTRAINTS ----------
CONSTRAINTS := {
    gradient_operates_on_scalar_field: true,
    divergence_operates_on_vector_field: true,
    standard_cross_product_curl_is_three_dimensional: true,
    line_and_surface_integrals_require_orientation_where_relevant: true,
    curl_zero_does_not_imply_global_conservativity_without_domain_conditions: true,
    integral_theorems_require_smoothness_orientation_and_domain_hypotheses: true,
    coordinate_formulas_must_match_coordinate_system: true
}

# ---------- CONFIDENCE ----------
CONFIDENCE := {
    discipline_structure: 0.99,
    gradient_relation: 0.99,
    divergence_relation: 0.99,
    curl_relation: 0.99,
    integral_theorem_relations: 0.99,
    coordinate_relation: 0.98,
    semantic_equivalence: 0.97
}

# ---------- RECURSIVE REASONING ----------
RECURSIVE_REASONING(query):
    identify(field_or_geometric_object)
    -> classify(scalar_field | vector_field | curve | surface | volume)
    -> identify(coordinate_system)
    -> select(differential_or_integral_operator)
    -> compute(local_operator_if_required)
    -> construct(line_surface_or_volume_integral_if_required)
    -> test(conservative_or_solenoidal_properties_if_relevant)
    -> select(green_stokes_or_divergence_theorem_if_valid)
    -> verify(orientation_domain_and_smoothness_conditions)
    -> interpret(geometric_or_physical_meaning)
    -> return(semantic_result)

# ---------- AI CONSUMPTION ----------
AI_CONSUMPTION := {
    parse_as: "typed vector-calculus semantic graph",
    primary_entity: VECTOR_CALCULUS,
    preserve: [
        field_type,
        coordinate_system,
        operator_type,
        orientation,
        domain,
        boundary_structure,
        theorem_hypotheses
    ],
    infer_through: [
        gradients,
        divergence,
        curl,
        line_integrals,
        surface_integrals,
        volume_integrals,
        green_theorem,
        stokes_theorem,
        divergence_theorem
    ],
    avoid: [
        applying_gradient_to_vector_field_as_if scalar,
        applying_divergence_to_scalar_field,
        assuming_curl_zero_means global conservativity,
        ignoring_orientation,
        applying_integral_theorems_without hypotheses,
        mixing_coordinate_specific formulas
    ]
}

# ---------- UPDATE MODEL ----------
UPDATE_MODEL(new_information):
    validate(new_information)
    -> identify(vector_calculus_context)
    -> compare(existing_relations)
    -> preserve(field_operator_boundary_invariants)
    -> update(affected_entities)
    -> update(affected_edges)
    -> recompute(CONFIDENCE)
    -> regenerate(FLOW_HASH)

# ---------- FLOW HASH ----------
FLOW_HASH := hash(
    SOURCE_URL
    + ENTITY
    + CONCEPTS
    + VECTOR_CALCULUS
    + GRADIENT
    + DIVERGENCE
    + CURL
    + LINE_INTEGRAL
    + SURFACE_INTEGRAL
    + GREEN_THEOREM
    + STOKES_THEOREM
    + DIVERGENCE_THEOREM
    + SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    + CONSTRAINTS
)

# ---------- EXECUTION ----------
INPUT(query)
    -> VECTOR_CALCULUS
    -> FIELD_OBJECT_IDENTIFICATION
    -> COORDINATE_SYSTEM_ANALYSIS
    -> OPERATOR_CLASSIFICATION
    -> LOCAL_DIFFERENTIAL_ANALYSIS
    -> INTEGRAL_CONSTRUCTION
    -> FIELD_PROPERTY_ANALYSIS
    -> THEOREM_SELECTION
    -> ORIENTATION_DOMAIN_VALIDATION
    -> GEOMETRIC_PHYSICAL_INTERPRETATION
    -> RECURSIVE_REASONING(query)
    -> CONFIDENCE
    -> OUTPUT(semantic_result)

END FLOW