MathLiveNabla operator
The nabla (del) operator written as a vector of partial derivative operators in Cartesian coordinates. It is used to express gradient, divergence, and curl compactly.
\nabla = \sum_i \mathbf{e}_i \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i}What the symbols mean
| the nabla (del) operator | |
| Cartesian unit vector along the i-th coordinate axis | |
| i-th Cartesian coordinate |
About this formula
- FieldMathematics
- TopicVector calculus
- LevelUniversity
- Also calleddel operator, del, vector differential operator, gradient operator in Cartesian coordinates, nabla definition, del in Cartesian coordinates
- SourceWikidata Q334508
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