• DocumentCode
    1271801
  • Title

    From the Historian-another matter of history (scalar product)

  • Author

    Tai, C.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    26
  • Abstract
    The basic incorrectness of the scalar product approach to deriving the differential expression for the divergence of a vector function in the Cartesian system is demonstrated. The origin of the approach is traced, and its ubiquity in the literature is documented.<>
  • Keywords
    differential equations; history; Cartesian system; differential expression; divergence; history; scalar product; vector function; Aircraft; Dielectrics; History; Laboratories; Lifting equipment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/74.80658
  • Filename
    80658