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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

• Divergence (computer science), a computation which does not terminate (or terminates in an exceptional state)
• Divergence, the defining property of divergent series; series that do not converge to a finite limit
• Divergence, a result of instability of a dynamical system in stability theory

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

See also

• Convergence (disambiguation)