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What is the difference between path independence and a conservative vector field?
It seems like both definitions given in the textbook mean the same. What is the difference between the two? According to wikipedia, path independence is a consequence of a conservative vector field, but according to my textbook, path independence and a conservative vector field are only equivalent in an open region.
It seems like both definitions given in the textbook mean the same. What is the difference between the two? According to wikipedia, path independence is a consequence of a conservative vector field, but according to my textbook, path independence and a conservative vector field are only equivalent in an open region.