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Term: vector surface element
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Definition: in the three-dimensional Euclidean space, vector normal to a given surface at a given point, the magnitude of which is the scalar surface element at the given point

NOTE 1 When the space orientation is defined by a right-handed trihedron, the direction of the vector surface element defines the orientation of the surface at that point as being in the anti-clockwise direction for an observer looking in the direction opposite to that of the vector.

NOTE 2 For a surface defined by r = f(u, v) where (u,v)U R 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaacIcacaWG1bGaai ilaiaadAhacaGGPaGaeyicI4CcLbuacaqGvbGccqGHgksZieqacaWF sbWaaWbaaSqabeaajugabiaabkdaaaaaaa@440F@ , the vector surface element is given by

f u × f v dudv MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaamaalaaabaGaeyOaIy RaaCOzaaqaaiabgkGi2kaadwhaaaGaey41aq7aaSaaaeaacqGHciIT caWHMbaabaGaeyOaIyRaamODaaaacqGHflY1ciGGKbGaamyDaiGacs gacaWG2baaaa@4705@ .

NOTE 3 A vector surface element is preferably designated by e n dA MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwgadaWgaaWcba GaaeOBaaqabaGccaGGKbGaamyqaaaa@3C90@ or sometimes by ndA MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaah6gacaGGKbGaam yqaaaa@3B72@ , where e n =n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwgadaWgaaWcba GaaeOBaaqabaGccqGH9aqpcaWHUbaaaa@3CDF@ is a unit vector normal to the surface and dA is a scalar surface element.


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