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Digital Library of Mathematical Functions ID 1.5.E17

${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\nabla^{2}f=\frac{{\partial}^{2}f}{{\partial x}^{2}}+\frac{{\partial}^{2}f}{{\partial y}^{2}}+\frac{{\partial}^{2}f}{{\partial z}^{2}}={\frac{1}{\rho^{2}}\frac{\partial}{\partial\rho}\left(\rho^{2}\frac{\partial f}{\partial\rho}\right)+\frac{1}{\rho^{2}{\sin^{2}}\theta}\frac{{\partial}^{2}f}{{\partial\phi}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{\rho^{2}\sin\theta}\frac{\partial}{\partial\theta}\left(\sin\theta\frac{\partial f}{\partial\theta}\right).}}$

Symbols List

• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\frac{\partial\NVar{f}}{\partial\NVar{x}}}}$: partial derivative of $$f$$ with respect to $$x$$
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\partial\NVar{x}}}$: partial differential of $$x$$
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\sin\NVar{z}}}$: sine function
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle z}}$: variable
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\phi}}$: longitude
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\rho}}$: radius
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\theta}}$: azimuth
 

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