
Vector field - Wikipedia
In vector calculus and physics, a vector field is an assignment of a vector to each point in a space, most commonly Euclidean space . [1] . A vector field on a plane can be visualized as a …
Vector field - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A vector field is a function that assigns to every point in space a vector. It can be imagined as a collection of arrows, each one attached to a different point in space. For example, the wind …
Field (physics) - Wikipedia
In science, a field is a physical quantity, represented by a scalar, vector, or tensor, that has a value for each point in space and time. [1][2][3] An example of a scalar field is a weather map, …
Divergence - Wikipedia
In vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that operates on a vector field, producing a scalar field giving the quantity of the vector field's source at each point. More technically, the …
Vector field | Math Wiki - Fandom
A vector field (usually defined by a vector function) is a field in which all points have a vector value (having both magnitude and direction). This is different from a scalar field, where points have …
Category : Vector fields - Wikimedia
English: In mathematics a vector field is a construction in vector calculus which associates a vector to every point in a (locally) Euclidean space.
Vector field - Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A term which is usually understood to mean a function of points in some space $X$ whose values are vectors (cf. Vector), defined for this space in some way. In the classical vector calculus it is …
Curl (mathematics) - Wikipedia
In vector calculus, the curl, also known as rotor, is a vector operator that describes the infinitesimal circulation of a vector field in three-dimensional Euclidean space. The curl at a …
16.1: Vector Fields - Mathematics LibreTexts
Jan 17, 2025 · Intuitively, a vector field is a map of vectors. In this section, we study vector fields in ℝ2 and ℝ3. A vector field ⇀ F in ℝ2 is an assignment of a two-dimensional vector ⇀ F(x, y) …
1.3 Vector Fields and Flows. This section introduces vector fields on Euclidean space and the flows they determine. This topic puts together and globalizes two basic ideas learned in …