Exact Differential - Partial Differential Relations

Partial Differential Relations

If three variables, and are bound by the condition for some differentiable function, then the following total differentials exist

Substituting the first equation into the second and rearranging, we obtain

Since and are independent variables, and may be chosen without restriction. For this last equation to hold in general, the bracketed terms must be equal to zero.

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