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yungman
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I want to confirm this, for any position vector.
1) They are radial vector that start from the origin to a point in space.
2) If A is a position vector:
[tex] \nabla X \vec A \;=\; 0 \;\hbox { and }\; \nabla \cdot \vec A \;\hbox { not equal to zero. }[/tex]
3) Any position vector in spherical coordinates contain only [itex]\hat R[/itex] term:
[tex] \vec A _{(x,y,z)} = \vec A_{(R,\theta,\phi)} = \hat R A_R \;\hbox { with }\; A_R=|\vec A| [/tex]
Am I correct?
1) They are radial vector that start from the origin to a point in space.
2) If A is a position vector:
[tex] \nabla X \vec A \;=\; 0 \;\hbox { and }\; \nabla \cdot \vec A \;\hbox { not equal to zero. }[/tex]
3) Any position vector in spherical coordinates contain only [itex]\hat R[/itex] term:
[tex] \vec A _{(x,y,z)} = \vec A_{(R,\theta,\phi)} = \hat R A_R \;\hbox { with }\; A_R=|\vec A| [/tex]
Am I correct?
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