We explain the concept of an irrotational vector field and potential for such a field, then show how the potential is used to calculate a path integral of the vector filed given end-points for the path. A specified vector field shown to be irrotational.

Irrotational vector fields, potential function and path integral - Part 1 (MathsCasts)

These MathsCasts were produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne University, the University of Limerick and Loughborough University. They were part of a collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of MathsCasts to support mathematics learning. The full set of resources are available at http://commons.swin.edu.au/s/mathscasts MathsCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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Irrotational vector fields, potential function and path integral - Part 1 (MathsCasts)

Irrotational vector fields, potential function and path integral - Part 1 (MathsCasts)