Curl facts for kids
In vector calculus, the curl is a vector operator that describes the infinitesimal rotation of a vector field in three-dimensional Euclidean space. At every point in the field, the curl of that point is represented by a vector.
Given a vector field , the curl of
can be written as
or
, where
is the gradient and
is the cross product operation.
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In Spanish: Curl para niños
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