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Beltrami Field


A vector field u satisfying the vector identity

 ux(del xu)=0

where AxB is the cross product and del xA is the curl is said to be a Beltrami field.


See also

Divergenceless Field, Irrotational Field, Solenoidal Field

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Beltrami Field." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BeltramiField.html

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