College Physics ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 15-16.doi: 10.16854 /j.cnki.1000-0712.180098

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Notes on an expression of Laplace operator in the orthogonal coordinate

LIU Chun-ping   

  1. College of Mathematics,Yangzhou University,Yangzhou,Jiangsu 225002,China
  • Received:2018-02-05 Revised:2018-03-28 Online:2018-09-20 Published:2018-09-20

Abstract: Further study on the expression of Laplace operator stated in former literatures has been done. The calculation process has been simplified by using knowledge of inverse function and vector algebra.

Key words: Laplace operator, orthogonal coordinate, inverse function, vector algebra