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Conservative vector field (view source)
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, 17:04, February 13, 2010→Irrotational and Solenoidal Vector Fields: I thought wikilinks worked independent of capitalization, I was wrong. Probably not the first time.
An older name for a conservative field is ''irrotational''. This refers to the fact that such a field lacks "vortices" that go around in circles.
An older name for a conservative field is ''irrotational''. This refers to the fact that such a field lacks "vortices" that go around in circles.
An older name for a field with a [[divergence]] of zero is ''solenoidal''. This refers to the fact that, according to [[Maxwell's equations]], the divergence of the magnetic field is zero, and "solenoid" is a traditional term for an electromagnet.
An older name for a field with a [[divergence]] of zero is ''solenoidal''. This refers to the fact that, according to [[Maxwell's Equations]], the divergence of the magnetic field is zero, and "solenoid" is a traditional term for an electromagnet.
Both of these terms seem to have fallen out of use around 1960. <ref>Page, Leigh, ''Introduction to Theoretical Physics'', Van Nostrand, 1952</ref><ref>Constant, F.W., ''Theoretical Physics'', Addison-Wesley, 1958</ref><ref>Schwartz, M., S. Green, W.A.Rutledge, ''Vector Analysis'', Harper, 1960</ref>
Both of these terms seem to have fallen out of use around 1960. <ref>Page, Leigh, ''Introduction to Theoretical Physics'', Van Nostrand, 1952</ref><ref>Constant, F.W., ''Theoretical Physics'', Addison-Wesley, 1958</ref><ref>Schwartz, M., S. Green, W.A.Rutledge, ''Vector Analysis'', Harper, 1960</ref>