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In mathematics and physics, the vector Laplace operator, denoted by , named after Pierre-Simon Laplace, is a differential operator defined over a vector field. The vector Laplacian is similar to the scalar Laplacian. Whereas the scalar Laplacian applies to scalar field and returns a scalar quantity, the vector Laplacian applies to the vector fields and returns a vector quantity. When computed in rectangular cartesian coordinates, the returned vector field is equal to the vector field of the scalar Laplacian applied on the individual elements. ==Definition== The vector Laplacian of a vector field is defined as : In Cartesian coordinates, this reduces to the much simpler form: : where , , and are the components of . This can be seen to be a special case of Lagrange's formula; see Vector triple product. For expressions of the vector Laplacian in other coordinate systems see Nabla in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vector Laplacian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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