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Just as complex form of green's theorem $\int {f(z)}dz=i\int\int \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} + i\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}dxdy$ where $z=x+iy$ , do we have complex form of gauss divergence theorem ?

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In two dimensions Green's theorem and the divergence theorem are basically the same: You get the divergence theorem by applying Green's theorem to a vector field rotated $90^\circ$ at each point. In the same vain you don't get a new theorem when you look at the divergence theorem in a complex disguise.

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Actually what I want is to express divergence theorem in terms of tricomplex. –  hong wai Dec 23 '12 at 12:47
@hong wai: What is "tricomplex"? –  Christian Blatter Dec 23 '12 at 14:24
tricomplex refers to 3-dimension complex numbers –  hong wai Dec 23 '12 at 16:34
@hong wai: I suggest you forget about such numbers for the time being. –  Christian Blatter Dec 23 '12 at 17:21
huh ? why I need to forget such number s? –  hong wai Dec 23 '12 at 17:57

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