Electric Field: What Is Electromagnetics?
Electric Field: What Is Electromagnetics?
BAC
at vertex A; (d) the vector projection of R
AB
on R
AC
.
A
B
C
BAC
u
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Dot Product
( )
on
AB AC AB AC AC
= R R R a a
2 2 2 2 2 2
( 9 2 3 ) ( 9 2 3 )
( 8 4 6 )
( 9) (2) (3) ( 9) (2) (3)
x y z x y z
x y z
| |
+ + + +
|
= +
|
+ + + + |
\ .
a a a a a a
a a a
( 9 2 3 )
62
94 94
x y z
+ +
=
a a a
5.963 1.319 1.979
x y z
= + + a a a
Example
The three vertices of a triangle are located at A(6,1,2),
B(2,3,4), and C(3,1,5). Find: (a) R
AB
; (b) R
AC
; (c) the angle
BAC
at vertex A; (d) the vector projection of R
AB
on R
AC
.
sin
N AB
u = A B a A B
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Cross Product
Given two vectors A and B, the magnitude of the cross product,
or vector product, written as AB, is defines as the product of
the magnitude of A, the magnitude of B, and the sine of the
smaller angle between them.
The direction of AB is perpendicular to the plane containing A
and B and is in the direction of advance of a right-handed
screw as A is turned into B.
The cross product is a vector, and it is
not commutative:
( ) ( ) = B A A B
x y z
y z x
z x y
=
=
=
a a a
a a a
a a a
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Cross Product
Example
Given A = 2a
x
3a
y
+a
z
and B = 4a
x
2a
y
+5a
z
, find AB.
( ) ( ) ( )
y z z y x z x x z y x y y x z
A B A B A B A B A B A B = + + A B a a a
( ) ( ) ( )
( 3)(5) (1)( 2) (1)( 4) (2)(5) (2)( 2) ( 3)( 4)
x y z
= + + a a a
13 14 16
x y z
= a a a
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
Differential surface units:
d dz
d dz |
d d |
Differential volume unit :
d d dz |
cos x | =
sin y | =
z z =
2 2
x y = +
1
tan
y
x
|
=
z z =
Relation between the
rectangular and the cylindrical
coordinate systems
|
a
z
a
a
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
Dot products of unit vectors in
cylindrical and rectangular
coordinate systems
y
a
z
a
x
a
A
= A a
( )
x x y y z z
A A A
= + a a + a a
x x y y z z
A A A
= + a a a a + a a
cos sin
x y
A A | | = +
A
| |
= A a
( )
x x y y z z
A A A
|
= + a a + a a
x x y y z z
A A A
| | |
= + a a a a + a a
sin cos
x y
A A | | = +
z z
A = A a
( )
x x y y z z z
A A A = + a a + a a
x x z y y z z z z
A A A = + a a a a + a a
z
A =
?
x x y y z z z z
A A A A A A
| |
= + = + A a a + a A a a + a
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Spherical Coordinate System
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Spherical Coordinate System
Differential surface units:
dr rdu
sin dr r d u |
sin rd r d u u |
Differential volume unit :
sin dr rd r d u u |
sin cos x r u | =
sin sin y r u | =
cos z r u =
2 2 2
, 0 r x y z r = + + >
1
2 2 2
cos , 0 180
z
x y z
u u
= s s
+ +
1
tan
y
x
|
=
Relation between the rectangular and
the spherical coordinate systems
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Spherical Coordinate System
Dot products of unit vectors in spherical and
rectangular coordinate systems
Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
The Spherical Coordinate System
Example
Given the two points, C(3,2,1) and D(r = 5, = 20, = 70),
find: (a) the spherical coordinates of C; (b) the rectangular
coordinates of D.