vector field
Americannoun
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a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.
noun
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a region of space under the influence of some vector quantity, such as magnetic field strength, in which the quantity takes a unique vector value at every point of the region
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A magnetic field around any of these structures would form a continuous tangent vector field, and at this point we know what befalls such hairy constructions.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
In full jargon: a continuous nonvanishing tangent vector field on a sphere can’t exist.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
Let v be a vector field modeling the velocity of a fluid.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
For the following exercises, determine whether the vector field is conservative and, if so, find a potential function.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
You disappeared two centuries ago when the vector field collapsed.
From Forsyte's Retreat by Marks, Winston K.
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