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This is needed, for example, to describe in which spatial direction a ball moves or how a fluid flows. | This is needed, for example, to describe in which spatial direction a ball moves or how a fluid flows. | ||
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+ | <blockquote>A vector is the mathematical representation of a physical entity that may be | ||
+ | characterized by size (or “magnitude”) and direction. In keeping with this definition, speed (how fast an object is going) is not represented by a vector, but velocity (how fast and in which direction an object is | ||
+ | going) does qualify as a vector quantity. Another example of a vector quantity | ||
+ | is force, which describes how strongly and in what direction something is being | ||
+ | pushed or pulled. But temperature, which has magnitude but no direction, is not | ||
+ | a vector quantity<cite>A Student's Guide to Vectors and Tensors by Daniel A. Fleisch | ||
+ | </cite></blockquote> | ||
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* [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:gauss_theorem]] | * [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:gauss_theorem]] | ||
* [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:stokes_theorem]] | * [[basic_tools:vector_calculus:stokes_theorem]] | ||
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