Curl (mathematics)

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf differential operator
gptkbp:appliesTo vector field
gptkbp:category differential geometry
mathematical analysis
gptkbp:component cross product
partial derivatives
nabla operator
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:cylindrical_coordinates
gptkb:spherical_coordinates
Cartesian coordinates
gptkbp:dimensions three-dimensional Euclidean space
gptkbp:field vector calculus
gptkbp:form ∇×F = (∂Fz/∂y - ∂Fy/∂z, ∂Fx/∂z - ∂Fz/∂x, ∂Fy/∂x - ∂Fx/∂y)
gptkbp:hasUnit per meter (m⁻¹)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curl (mathematics)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:measures rotation of a vector field
gptkbp:output vector field
gptkbp:relatedTo divergence (mathematics)
gradient (mathematics)
gptkbp:symbol curl
∇×
gptkbp:theory gptkb:Stokes'_theorem
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
electromagnetism
fluid dynamics
gptkbp:zeroIf vector field is conservative
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Curl_Expression
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7