A Simple Proof That the Curl Defined as Circulation Density Is a Vector-Valued Function, and an Alternative Approach to Proving Stoke’s Theorem ()
Abstract
This article offers a simple but rigorous proof that the curl defined as a limit of circulation density is a vector-valued function with the standard Cartesian expression.
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D. McKay, "A Simple Proof That the Curl Defined as Circulation Density Is a Vector-Valued Function, and an Alternative Approach to Proving Stoke’s Theorem,"
Advances in Pure Mathematics, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2012, pp. 33-35. doi:
10.4236/apm.2012.21007.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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