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Which field of physics uses circulation to represent the line integral of a vector field around a closed curve?
Which field of physics uses circulation to represent the line integral of a vector field around a closed curve?
- Thermodynamics
- Electrodynamics
- Quantum mechanics
- Fluid dynamics (correct)
What is the symbol used to denote circulation?
What is the symbol used to denote circulation?
- $\Sigma$
- $\Delta$
- $\Omega$
- $\Gamma$ (correct)
What is the condition for a conservative vector field in terms of circulation?
What is the condition for a conservative vector field in terms of circulation?
- The circulation evaluates to a non-zero value for every closed curve
- The circulation evaluates to infinity for every closed curve
- The circulation evaluates to a constant value for every closed curve
- The circulation evaluates to zero for every closed curve (correct)
What is the line integral of a vector field V around a closed curve C?
What is the line integral of a vector field V around a closed curve C?
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What is the angle between the vectors V and dl in the definition of circulation?
What is the angle between the vectors V and dl in the definition of circulation?
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