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====== Divergence ====== | ====== Divergence ====== | ||
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- | The divergence is a crucial tool, for example, in [[models:classical_electrodynamics|electrodynamics]]. This can be seen immediately, because the fundamental equations of electrodynamics (called [[equations:maxwell_equations|Maxwell equations]]) contain the divergence of the electric and magnetic fields. | ||
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<blockquote>Divergence (div) is “flux density”—the amount of [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:flux|flux]] entering or leaving a point. Think of it as the rate of flux expansion (positive divergence) or flux contraction (negative divergence). If you measure flux in bananas (and c’mon, who doesn’t?), a positive divergence means your location is a source of bananas. You’ve hit the Donkey Kong jackpot. | <blockquote>Divergence (div) is “flux density”—the amount of [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:flux|flux]] entering or leaving a point. Think of it as the rate of flux expansion (positive divergence) or flux contraction (negative divergence). If you measure flux in bananas (and c’mon, who doesn’t?), a positive divergence means your location is a source of bananas. You’ve hit the Donkey Kong jackpot. | ||
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<cite>[[https://betterexplained.com/articles/divergence/|Vector Calculus: Understanding Divergence]] by Kalid Azad</cite></blockquote> | <cite>[[https://betterexplained.com/articles/divergence/|Vector Calculus: Understanding Divergence]] by Kalid Azad</cite></blockquote> | ||
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* [[https://betterexplained.com/articles/divergence/|Vector Calculus: Understanding Divergence]] by Kalid Azad | * [[https://betterexplained.com/articles/divergence/|Vector Calculus: Understanding Divergence]] by Kalid Azad | ||
* Another great discussion of the divergence in vector calculus can be found in Section 3 of Vol. 2 of Feynman's Lectures on Physics, which is available [[http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_03.html|here]] | * Another great discussion of the divergence in vector calculus can be found in Section 3 of Vol. 2 of Feynman's Lectures on Physics, which is available [[http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_03.html|here]] | ||
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