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Line Integrals and Potentials


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Exactness and independence of path


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Contents of
Line Integrals and Potentials

1 Line integrals that are independent of path
2 Curve of integration
3 Line integrals
4 Potentials
5 Proof of the theorem
6 The line integral depends on path
7 Potentials and integration around a closed curve
8 The line integral does not depend on the parameter
9 Conservative scalar fields
10 Work integral
11 Work done is equal to gain in kinetic energy
12 Exact differential forms
13 Simply connected domains
14 Exactness and independence of path

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