Definition:Vector Field/Examples/Velocity of Fluid
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Example of Vector Field
In a moving fluid, the velocity $\mathbf v$ of the fluid is an example of a vector field.
That is, the velocity $\mathbf v$ at a point $P$ in the fluid is the velocity of the particle which is situated at $P$ at a given instant.
Sources
- 1951: B. Hague: An Introduction to Vector Analysis (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Definitions. Elements of Vector Algebra: $5$. Scalar and Vector Fields
- 1961: D.R. Bland: Solutions of Laplace's Equation ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Occurrence and Derivation of Laplace's Equation: $1$. Situations in which Laplace's equation arises.