Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 603-606.

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THE COMPREHENSION, SOME PROBLEMS AND SUGGES-TIONS TO SYMBOLIC VECTOR METHOD AND SOME DEFENSES FOR GIBBS' SYMBOL

Sheng Kemin, Xue Zhenting, Tang Jinsheng, Huang Xuemei   

  1. Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
  • Received:1998-08-08 Revised:2000-01-20 Online:2000-05-18 Published:2000-05-18

Abstract: The comprehension of Prof. Tai's symbolic vector method in vector analysis presented, some problems are found and some suggestions are provided to solve them. Some defenses for Gibbs' symbol have been made as well.

Key words: symbolic vector (∇), operator, vector product model

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