Flux of the planar Newtonian kernel #
This file computes the outward normal derivative of the planar Newtonian kernel on a circle.
The resulting flux is -1, as required for the fundamental solution of the negative Laplacian.
This calculation fixes the normalization of planarNewtonianKernel and is the boundary
calculation needed for its later distributional identity -Δ G = δ₀.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.fderiv_planarNewtonianKernel_self: the radial derivative of the kernel.TauCeti.fderiv_planarNewtonianKernel_sub_circle_normal: its outward normal derivative on a circle centered at the pole.TauCeti.integral_fderiv_planarNewtonianKernel_sub_circle_normal: the total circle flux is-1.
On the circle of radius r, the outward normal derivative of the planar Newtonian kernel is
-(2πr)⁻¹.
On the circle of radius r centered at the origin, the outward normal derivative of the
planar Newtonian kernel is -(2πr)⁻¹.
The arclength-weighted normal derivative of the planar Newtonian kernel is constant on every positively oriented circle around its pole.
The arclength-weighted normal derivative of the planar Newtonian kernel is constant on every positively oriented circle centered at the origin.
The outward flux of the planar Newtonian kernel through any circle centered at its pole is
-1. The factor r is the arclength Jacobian in the angular parametrization.
The outward flux of the planar Newtonian kernel through any circle centered at the origin is
-1. The factor r is the arclength Jacobian in the angular parametrization.