Physics A-Level
Vector representation of fields
What Vector representation of fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A force field can be represented as a vector whose magnitude gives the strength of the field at that point and whose direction gives the direction of the force on a suitable test body.
Topics that use Vector representation of fields
- Fields (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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