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Hi all, I am very confused on how to define the vector product or cross product in a physical sense. I know the vector product is a psuedovector, and that it is the area of a parallelogram geometrically. However, I know it used used to describe rotation in physics. As with torque, magnetism and angular momentum. I was wondering how the curl operator plays a role in determining the vectors direction in a cross product or vector product, and why its magnitude is its parallelograms area. I understand the curl operator, but for some reason cannot directly connect it to a cross product to understand it.
much thanks
much thanks