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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: Laplacian, <of a scalar field>
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Definition: scalar Δf associated at each point of a given space region with a scalar f, equal to the divergence of the gradient of the scalar field

Δf = div grad f

Note 1 to entry: In orthonormal Cartesian coordinates, the Laplacian of a scalar field quantity is:

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Note 2 to entry: The Laplacian of the scalar field f is denoted Δf or ∇2f, where Δ is the Laplacian operator.


Publication date:2008-08
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Internal notes:2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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