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- Title
Momentum Advection and the Gradient of a Vector Field: A Discussion of Standard Notation.
- Authors
DeCaria, Alex J.; Sikora, Todd D.
- Abstract
The confusion and ambiguity in the literature regarding the notation ( V · ∇) V versus V · ∇V is discussed, and the equivalence of the two expressions is demonstrated. The invariance of this notation in any coordinate system is also shown.
- Subjects
VECTOR analysis; AMBIGUITY; LITERATURE; CELESTIAL reference systems; MATHEMATICAL notation
- Publication
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2010, Vol 67, Issue 4, p1287
- ISSN
0022-4928
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1175/2009JAS3393.1