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Math Formula Information

Formula: v r = v e r , e r = r | r | {\displaystyle v_{r}={\vec {v}}\cdot {\vec {e}}_{r},\quad {\vec {e}}_{r}={\frac {\vec {r}}{\left|{\vec {r}}\right|}}}

Name: radial velocity

Description: component of the velocity in radial direction

Elements of the Formula

radial velocity v r {\displaystyle v_{\mathrm {r} }} component of the velocity in radial direction
velocity v {\displaystyle {\vec {v}}} rate of change of the position of an object as a function of time, and the direction of that change
unit vector e r {\displaystyle {\vec {e}}_{\mathrm {r} }} vector of length one
position vector r {\displaystyle {\vec {r}}} vector representing the position of a point with respect to a given origin and axes

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