Maybe a tensor field? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_field
Cheers, bob > On Mar 1, 2023, at 09:23, Michal Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess the word is "curl"...? But wikipedia's explanation is not terribly > penetrable to me. > > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 12:21 PM Michal Wallace <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> What is the word for what the arrows mean in viewmat when you are looking >> at complex numbers? >> >> I think that multiplying a number by the arrow's corresponding point is >> going to do some kind of shearing (?) in that direction, but can someone >> help me put this concept into words? >> >> Thanks! >> -Michal >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
