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Student[VectorCalculus]

  

DotProduct

  

compute the dot product of Vectors and differential operators

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

DotProduct(v1, v2)

v1 . v2

Parameters

v1

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Vector or differential operator

v2

-

Vector or differential operator

Description

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The DotProduct(v1, v2) calling sequence computes the dot product (scalar product) of v1 and v2, where v1 and v2 can be Vectors, vector fields, Student[VectorCalculus]:-Del, or Student[VectorCalculus]:-Nabla.

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The Student[VectorCalculus] package has a `.` operator that you can use in place of the DotProduct command.  For example, DotProduct(v1, v2) is equivalent to .

  

Also,  is equivalent to Divergence(F).

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See Also

combine

Student[VectorCalculus]

Student[VectorCalculus][Del]

Student[VectorCalculus][Divergence]

Student[VectorCalculus][Laplacian]

Student[VectorCalculus][Nabla]

Student[VectorCalculus][SetCoordinates]

Student[VectorCalculus][Vector]

Student[VectorCalculus][VectorField]

 


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