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SeM
Hi, on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_operator#Two_dimensions
the Laplacian is given for polar coordinates, however this is only for the second order derivative, also described as \delta f . Can someone point me to how to represent the first-order Laplacian operator in polar coordinates? I found this at https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/586848/how-to-obtain-the-gradient-in-polar-coordinates, however, I am not sure its correct:
\nabla = \boldsymbol{e_r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}+ \boldsymbol{e_{\theta}} \frac 1r \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta}.
Thanks!
the Laplacian is given for polar coordinates, however this is only for the second order derivative, also described as \delta f . Can someone point me to how to represent the first-order Laplacian operator in polar coordinates? I found this at https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/586848/how-to-obtain-the-gradient-in-polar-coordinates, however, I am not sure its correct:
\nabla = \boldsymbol{e_r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}+ \boldsymbol{e_{\theta}} \frac 1r \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta}.
Thanks!