Splitting the terms I

The terms for the velocity may be split or combined in

various ways.
~v = r (~k e~r )
= (r ~k) e~r = ~k (r e~r )
= (r ~k) ( e~r ) = (~k) (r e~r )
But the last expression contains physical quantities:
~ = ~k
and ~r = r e~r .
Hence,
~v = r (~k e~r )
= (~k) (r e~r )
=
~ ~r
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Splitting the terms II

Similarly,
r 2



~k (~k e~r ) = (r 2 ~k) (~k e~r )
= (r ~k) ( ~k e~r )
= (r ~k) (~k e~r )
= ...
= ( ~k) ( ~k r e~r )

The last expression contains physical quantities, so it makes

sense to write


2
~
~
~
k (k er ) = ( ~k) ( ~k r e~r )
r
=
~ (~
~r )

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