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  1. Why is velocity a vector? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Aug 27, 2021 · Velocity has a magnitude and a direction and thus it is considered a vector. But from linear algebra perspective, a vector is an element of a vector space. A set of mathematical objects …

  2. Why the velocity vector is perpendicular to the position vector in a ...

    Nov 23, 2021 · 0 The centripetal vector is directed inwards (towards centre of the circular path), while velocity vector is tangential to the particle in motion and, hence, makes an angle to 90 ∘ ∘. So …

  3. Converting Velocity Formula: Polar to Cartesian - Physics Forums

    Oct 6, 2019 · SUMMARY The discussion focuses on converting the velocity formula from Cartesian coordinates to Polar coordinates. The primary formula derived is the velocity vector in Polar …

  4. newtonian mechanics - Why does force perpendicular to the velocity ...

    Nov 17, 2023 · The force indeed changes the velocity along its direction, but the force also changes to accomodate the turning of the velocity in order to keep being perpendicular to it, in such a way that …

  5. How to calculate the direction of the velocity vector for a body that ...

    Oct 5, 2021 · Look at the vis-viva equation for the magnitude of the velocity. The direction will be the tangent to the ellipse, if you can find some r(ϕ) r (ϕ) function you can take its derivative and write it in …

  6. Direction of velocity vector in 3D space - Physics Stack Exchange

    According to a well-known textbook (Halliday & Resnick), the direction of a velocity vector, v v →, at any instant is the direction of the tangent to a particle's path at that instant, as is illustrated below in 2D. …

  7. Is velocity ever a scalar quantity? - Physics Forums

    Dec 27, 2024 · I thought velocity was always a vector quantity, one with both magnitude and direction. When it came to the suvat equations, where v = final velocity, and u = initial velocity, I thought both of …

  8. newtonian mechanics - Angular velocity vector from linear velocity ...

    Sep 4, 2020 · The correct definition of linear velocity is $\vec {v} = \vec {\omega}\times\vec {r}$ and your relation for $\vec {\omega}$ is then a simple application of the vector triple product, see . (Or the …

  9. Angular Velocity: Vector or Not? - Physics Forums

    Jan 11, 2022 · Angular velocity is an axial vector, i.e., it transforms as under space reflections, while a polar vector like the usual velocity transforms as . Wrt. rotations axial vectors transform in the same …

  10. Why is the velocity (vector) the same value as the speed (scalar)?

    Jun 22, 2020 · Why is the velocity (vector) the same value as the speed (scalar)? ggandy Jun 22, 2020 Scalar Speed Value Vector Velocity