Scalar Potential Topography can Simplify Interpretation of 2D Vector Fields
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چکیده
We demonstrate a new visualization technique to help researchers answer specific questions about 2D vector fields. Rather than directly display the vector field, the visualization isolates the integrable part of the field, integrates it to find a scalar potential, and displays the scalar potential as a height field. Scalar potential representation can be combined with direct field representation, by overlaying a representation of either the original field or its divergence-free part. Representing a vector field by its scalar potential is useful for answering questions about bulk flow across a flow field, and for comparing vector fields. It leverages human intuition about how water flows downhill.
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