Section 2.2 · Examples · 3 of 5
Example 2.2.3: Curl of a vector field
Curl of a vector field
#Consider the vector field . Determine .
With , , , the three brackets of (2.2.8) are
Answer
The curl is a vector field. Notice that the term of does not contribute at all: a component that depends only on its own coordinate has no "side pushed harder than the other".