Divergence (disambiguation)
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Divergence can refer to:
- Divergence, a function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field
- Genetic divergence
- Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away each other, usually in an effort to maintain single binocular vision when viewing an object
- Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out. See also Gaussian beam.
- Ultraviolet divergence or infrared divergence, behaviors of a field theory in quantum physics.
- Kullback–Leibler divergence, also known as the "information divergence" in probability theory and information theory
- Divergence (novel), a novel by Charles Sheffield
- Divergence (Enterprise episode), a fourth season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Divergence (film), a 2005 film originated in Hong Kong
[edit] See also
- Divergence theorem, a mathematical result by Gauss and Ostrogradsky
- Point of divergence, a point in fictional history from which stories take different routes
- Divergent series, a series without bounded sum
- Convergence