From: Phineas T Puddleduck on
In article <1165882744.955562.213440(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"yen, ka-in" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:

> In three dimensional vector algebra, area HAS TO be a vector,
> and we can divide an area vector of a rectangle by the length
> vector of this rectangle.

Area vectors can only be defined for flat surfaces.

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From: Eric Gisse on

yen, ka-in wrote:
> In three dimensional vector algebra, area HAS TO be a vector,
> and we can divide an area vector of a rectangle by the length
> vector of this rectangle.

Look who fails vector analysis again!

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From: Ka-In Yen on

Phineas T Puddleduck wrote:
> In article <1165882744.955562.213440(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "yen, ka-in" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
>
> > In three dimensional vector algebra, area HAS TO be a vector,
> > and we can divide an area vector of a rectangle by the length
> > vector of this rectangle.
>
> Area vectors can only be defined for flat surfaces.

Yes, and calculus can help you work on curvy surfaces.

From: Phineas T Puddleduck on
In article <1165969633.567611.103040(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Ka-In Yen" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:

>
> Phineas T Puddleduck wrote:
> > In article <1165882744.955562.213440(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> > "yen, ka-in" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
> >
> > > In three dimensional vector algebra, area HAS TO be a vector,
> > > and we can divide an area vector of a rectangle by the length
> > > vector of this rectangle.
> >
> > Area vectors can only be defined for flat surfaces.
>
> Yes, and calculus can help you work on curvy surfaces.

So how are you going to define an area vector for a curved surface

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From: Virgil on
In article <phineaspuddleduck-0B341E.00423413122006(a)free.teranews.com>,
Phineas T Puddleduck <phineaspuddleduck(a)googlemail.com> wrote:

> In article <1165969633.567611.103040(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Ka-In Yen" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
>
> >
> > Phineas T Puddleduck wrote:
> > > In article <1165882744.955562.213440(a)j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> > > "yen, ka-in" <yenkain(a)yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In three dimensional vector algebra, area HAS TO be a vector,
> > > > and we can divide an area vector of a rectangle by the length
> > > > vector of this rectangle.
> > >
> > > Area vectors can only be defined for flat surfaces.
> >
> > Yes, and calculus can help you work on curvy surfaces.
>
> So how are you going to define an area vector for a curved surface

Using Clifford algebra?
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