Right on.(Brushing Up)(3D phenomenon, sign language, electromotive forces properties) From: Motion System Design | Date: April 1, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Penton Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In physics and engineering many 3D phenomena are best modeled by linear algebra's cross product of two vectors. The right-hand rule is a universal mnemonic to visualize these directional quantities. It is also handy for remembering the orientation of counterclockwise spins, fields, forces, and related flatter events.

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The right hand rule describes how electrons deflect as they whip through a magnetic field.

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