Polya Vector Field 🔥 🚀

[ \mathbfV_f(x,y) = \big( u(x,y),, -v(x,y) \big). ]

Let (\phi = u) (potential). Then

Thus (\nabla \psi = (v, u)). Check integrability: (\partial_x (v) = v_x = u_y) and (\partial_y (u) = u_y) — they match. So (\psi) exists (since domain simply connected). So: polya vector field

[ \mathbfV_f = (u,, -v). ]

The of (f) is defined as the vector field in the plane given by [ \mathbfV_f(x,y) = \big( u(x,y),, -v(x,y) \big)

Indeed, the stream function (\psi) such that (\mathbfV_f = ( \psi_y, -\psi_x )) can be taken as (\psi = -v). Check: [ \psi_y = -v_y = -(-u_x) = u_x? \text Wait carefully. ] Better: Let (\psi = -v). Then (\nabla^\perp \psi = (\psi_y, -\psi_x) = (-v_y, v_x)). But by Cauchy–Riemann, (v_x = u_y), (v_y = -u_x), so ((-v_y, v_x) = (u_x, u_y)) — that’s (\nabla u), not (\mathbfV_f). So that’s not correct. Let's derive cleanly: Check integrability: (\partial_x (v) = v_x = u_y)