ninevolt
Jan22-11, 04:24 PM
So I know what they are and I've been given some really vague and weak interpretations, but I want to build up my intuition and know more about the specifics of curl and divergence. To my understanding now I know that
curl is similar to a paddle wheel spinning in a direction dependent on the vector field, if the vector field lines are water currents.
Divergence is the amount of stuff leaving directed along the normal
So as you can see my understanding of these fundamental operators is crap, and I need a lot of help. Tips on how you interpret curl and rigorous definitions welcome (everything welcome)
curl is similar to a paddle wheel spinning in a direction dependent on the vector field, if the vector field lines are water currents.
Divergence is the amount of stuff leaving directed along the normal
So as you can see my understanding of these fundamental operators is crap, and I need a lot of help. Tips on how you interpret curl and rigorous definitions welcome (everything welcome)