The Physics Vector Module

Authors:Gilbert Gede, Luke Peterson, Angadh Nanjangud, Sachin Joglekar

Abstract

In this documentation the components of the sympy.physics.vector module have been discussed. vector has been written to facilitate the operations pertaining to 3-dimensional vectors, as functions of time or otherwise, in sympy.physics.

References for Physics/Vector

[WikiDyadics]

“Dyadics.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 05 Aug. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyadics>.

[WikiDyadicProducts]

“Dyadic Product.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 05 Aug. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyadic_product>.

[Likins1973]

Likins, Peter W. Elements of Engineering Mechanics. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1973. Print.

Guide to Vector

• Vector & ReferenceFrame
  • Vector
  • Vector Algebra
  • Vector Calculus
  • Using Vectors and Reference Frames
• Vector: Kinematics
  • Introduction to Kinematics
  • Kinematics in physics.vector
• Potential Issues/Advanced Topics/Future Features in Physics/Vector Module
  • Inertia (Dyadics)
  • Common Issues
  • Advanced Interfaces

Vector API

• Essential Classes
  • CoordinateSym
  • ReferenceFrame
  • Vector
  • Dyadic
• Kinematics (Docstrings)
  • Point
  • kinematic_equations
• Printing (Docstrings)
  • init_printing
  • vprint
  • vpprint
  • vlatex
• Essential Functions (Docstrings)
  • dynamicsymbols
  • dot
  • cross
  • outer
  • express
  • time_derivative