Divergence (disambiguation) explained
Divergence is a mathematical function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field.
Divergence, divergent, or variants of the word, may also refer to:
Mathematics
Statistics
Science
- Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away from each other
- Divergence (optics), the angle formed between spreading rays of light
- Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out
- Divergence problem, an anomaly between the instrumental record and temperatures calculated using some tree ring proxies
- Divergent boundary, a linear feature that exists between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- Evolutionary divergence, the accumulation of differences between populations of closely related species
- Genetic divergence, the process in which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes
- Infrared divergence, due to contributions of objects with low energy
- Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy
Arts
Multimedia
- Divergent (book series), a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by Veronica Roth, published between 2011 and 2018
Books
- Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield
- Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne
Film
Television
Music
See also