# Conservative electric field

## Homework Statement

Is the field (given below) in a simply connected region of space conservative

E=A[yex+xey]

## The Attempt at a Solution

What is a conservative electric field & how do I find whether it is . . . . .

## Answers and Replies

Ah!

If a vector field is conservative then the integral round a closed loop in the domain is zero.

Oops, sorry.