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Re: How to use vector analysis without using suffix notation

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  • Subject: [mg39605] Re: How to use vector analysis without using suffix notation
  • From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 02:41:18 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: The University of Western Australia
  • References: <b37f30$pja$1@smc.vnet.net>
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In article <b37f30$pja$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 Shi Jin <jinzishuai at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I want to derive some formula with Mathematica.
> I need to use many vectors and tensors.
> But it seems I have to define these vectors thru list, i.e., I have to 
> define velocity vector as
> v={v1,v2,v3}, then Mathematica will know it is a vector.
> Then when I need v, it will use the expanded component form {v1,v2,v3} 
> instead. This is a mess.
> Is there a to write vectors in a neat way, just like we do on paper?

At http://w3.pppl.gov/~hongqin/computerAlgebra.htm you will find reference to 
a Symbolic Vector Analysis package developed by Hong Qin. I have made a 
few minor changes to his Package (correcting some formatting bugs) and 
put his Package, Notebooks, and PDF files at

  http://www.physics.uwa.edu.au/pub/Mathematica/Calculus/

I suggest putting GeneralVectorAnalysis.m into a folder called Calculus 
in the directory returned by evaluating $UserAddOnsDirectory.

Cheers,
Paul

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