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is really d by dy of Fx.
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And I want that to be equal to d by dx of Fy
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because that would then be d^2 U / dx·dy.
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In other words, if the force satisfies this condition,
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the y derivative of Fx is the x derivative Fy.
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Then, it has the right pedigree to be a conservative force
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because if a force came from a function U by taking derivatives,
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the simple requirement of the cross derivatives
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are equal for any function U tells me.
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See, if I take the y derivative of Fx,
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I'm taking d^2 U / dx·dy.
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And here, I'm taking d^2 U / dy·dx