Bending Vectors: Can We Make Curvy Ones?

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Curvy vectors cannot exist as direction itself cannot be round; however, the path taken can be curved. To determine the direction on a curved path, one can connect the initial and final points to find the displacement vector. While parametric equations can describe curved paths in space, they do not qualify as vectors. These equations typically consist of three components, each representing a dimension and dependent on a single variable. Understanding these concepts is crucial in fields like physics and engineering.
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Can we make curvy vectors? Or to put it another way: Instead of one straight direction, can the direction be round(or something like that)?

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nukes123 said:
Can we make curvy vectors? Or to put it another way: Instead of one straight direction, can the direction be round(or something like that)?

Thanks

No. Direction can't be round but the path on which you are moving that can be round.
And you want to know the direction in this round path you have to just joined the initial and final point and you will get the direction (means displacement vector).
 
We do have things like parametric equations which have a set direction and can curve through space, but they are not vectors, but more equations that could describe the exact path that say, a WWII era plane took while dogfighting. They can be set up as 3 equations, each describing a single dimension(x, y, or z) which all rely on a single variable, often "t".
 
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks
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