The following conditions are equivalent for a conservative vector field:
- 1. For any oriented simple closed curve C, the line integral 
        
. - 2. For any two oriented simple curves 
 and 
 with the same endpoints, 
. - 3. There exists a scalar potential 
        function f such that 
 where
,
 is the gradient. 
         - 4. The curl 
        
. 
Curl, Gradient, Line Integral, 
      Poincaré's 
      Theorem, Potential 
      Function, Vector Field 
      
Eric W. Weisstein. "Conservative Field." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web 
      Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConservativeField.html 
      
  
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