What is Vector Laplacian?
[[Pierre-Simon de Laplace]] used an operator in order to be able to model the movement of stars. This operator, later named [[Laplace operator]], is used on [[function (mathematics)|functions]] of [[scalar]]s. The Laplace operator, which is also called scalar Laplacian, applies to [[scalar field]]s and returns a scalar quantity. The''' Vector Laplacian''' applies to the [[vector field|vector fields]] and returns a [[vector]] quantity. When computed in rectangular [[Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian]] coordinates, the returned vector field is equal to the vector field of the scalar Laplacian applied on the individual elements. In physics, the Vector Laplacian is commonly used for the [[wave equation|wave equations]] that are used to model [[Electromagnetic field|electromagnetic fields]]. {{math-stub}} [[Category:Calculus]]