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scalar curl en · NOUN

Etymology

From scalar + curl.

Meanings

1. The coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field.
   • Since the curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(xy,xy,0) is the vector field #92;vec#123;#92;nabla#125;#92;times#92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(0,0,y-x), the scalar curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;G#125;#61;(xy,xy) is the scalar field y-x#92;#59;.

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