Title :
From the Historian-another matter of history (scalar product)
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
