solenoidal field
A solenoidal vector field is one that satisfies
at every point where the vector field is defined. Here is the divergence.
This condition actually implies that there exists a vector , such that
For a function satisfying Laplaceβs equation
it follows that is solenoidal.
Title | solenoidal field |
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Canonical name | SolenoidalField |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 13:09:02 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 13:09:02 |
Owner | giri (919) |
Last modified by | giri (919) |
Numerical id | 9 |
Author | giri (919) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 26B12 |
Synonym | solenoidal |
Related topic | SourcesAndSinksOfVectorField |