Physics A-Level
Vector fields
What Vector fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vector fields
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Field lines never cross, because the field has a single direction at each point, and their density is proportional to field strength.
Topics that use Vector fields
- Electric field strength (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Direction and magnitude
- Electric field strength
- Field representation
- Uniform and radial fields
- Uniform field
- Point charge field
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