• In vector calculus, a conservative vector field is a vector field that is the gradient of some function. A conservative vector field has the property...
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    vector calculus a solenoidal vector field (also known as an incompressible vector field, a divergence-free vector field, or a transverse vector field)...
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  • force field F, defined everywhere in space (or within a simply-connected volume of space), is called a conservative force or conservative vector field if...
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    In vector calculus and physics, a vector field is an assignment of a vector to each point in a space, most commonly Euclidean space R n {\displaystyle...
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    force field is a vector field corresponding with a non-contact force acting on a particle at various positions in space. Specifically, a force field is a...
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  • codomain, Conservative vector field, a vector field that is the gradient of a scalar potential field Hamiltonian vector field, a vector field defined for...
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  • Vector calculus or vector analysis is a branch of mathematics concerned with the differentiation and integration of vector fields, primarily in three-dimensional...
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    Gradient (redirect from Gradient vector)
    In vector calculus, the gradient of a scalar-valued differentiable function f {\displaystyle f} of several variables is the vector field (or vector-valued...
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    vectors at every point in space, which is in-turn called a vector field. A conservative vector field can be simply expressed as the gradient of a certain scalar...
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  • In mathematics, the vector flow refers to a set of closely related concepts of the flow determined by a vector field. These appear in a number of different...
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  • In vector calculus, a complex lamellar vector field is a vector field which is orthogonal to a family of surfaces. In the broader context of differential...
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    field line is a graphical visual aid for visualizing vector fields. It consists of an imaginary integral curve which is tangent to the field vector at...
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  • curve (commonly arc length or, for a vector field, the scalar product of the vector field with a differential vector in the curve). This weighting distinguishes...
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    Scalar potential (category Vector calculus)
    that V is a scalar potential of the conservative vector field F. Scalar potential is not determined by the vector field alone: indeed, the gradient of a...
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  • justification for belief Conservative force, a physical force whose work is path-independent Conservative vector field, a vector field that is the gradient...
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    {\displaystyle \phi } is a scalar potential for the irrotational/conservative vector field E → {\displaystyle {\vec {E}}} ) and A → ( x → , t ) {\displaystyle...
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  • In vector calculus, a Beltrami vector field, named after Eugenio Beltrami, is a vector field in three dimensions that is parallel to its own curl. That...
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    electric field between atoms is the force responsible for chemical bonding that result in molecules. The electric field is defined as a vector field that...
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  • curl, denoted ∇×, of the vector field vanishes. In the case of the gravitational field g, which can be shown to be conservative, it is equal to the gradient...
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  • if the vector field F is the gradient of some scalar-valued function (i.e., if F is conservative), then F is a path-independent vector field (i.e., the...
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    point can be used. In classical electrostatics, the electrostatic field is a vector quantity expressed as the gradient of the electrostatic potential...
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  • exact form. In 3 dimensions, an exact vector field (thought of as a 1-form) is called a conservative vector field, meaning that it is the derivative (gradient)...
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    conservative vector field this integral evaluates to zero for every closed curve. That means that a line integral between any two points in the field...
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  • any C 1 {\displaystyle C^{1}} vector field that has the path-independence property (so it is a conservative vector field.) must also be irrotational and...
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    In physics, a field is a physical quantity, represented by a scalar, vector, or tensor, that has a value for each point in space and time. For example...
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    its reciprocal density (ρ) Particle number (ni) Markov property Conservative vector field Nonholonomic system Equation of state State variable Callen 1985...
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    Stokes' theorem (category Vector calculus)
    in vector calculus on R 3 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} . Given a vector field, the theorem relates the integral of the curl of the vector field over...
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    of which is characterized by an irrotational solenoidal field or a conservative vector field. Control System Analysis: Control Systems - The application...
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  • constitutes a vector field. As the day progresses, the directions in which the vectors point change as the directions of the wind change. The first field theories...
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    In physics, a gravitational field or gravitational acceleration field is a vector field used to explain the influences that a body extends into the space...
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