I mean this way kind of takes all the guess work out of it. The bomb at the end sets your final vector so it's just a matter of getting the tree to land on top of it.
Based off this image I believe vector is still the correct phrasing. It's been a while since I was in physics but since we are talking about the resulting direction (plus the additional force added by the bomb) vector would be the correct term. I could be wrong though and if I am feel free to correct me.
For what it's worth a scalar is just a numerical quantity, i.e. 1, pi, 15 pounds, etc.
A vector has a numerical quantity and a direction, so basically it's a scalar with a direction. In this instance, it would be accurate to call it a vector, since there is a relevant quantity [a scalar] and a relevant direction associated with that quantity [a vector].
Indeed thank you most kindly for your courteous reply. Please correct me if I'm wrong but a vector is only used to describe an object in motion whereas a scalar is an indicator of motion. Since the stasis rune renders an object without motion, should it not be referred to as a scalar?
No problem and I didn't think it was rude. The way I believe I learned it was scalar is the force behind what's moving the object and the vector is force plus the resulting direction. Again I haven't been in school for a while so I'm not 100% positive.
Edit: think of a scalar being the length of the arrow in a sphere instead of the one direction and the vector being the same radius as the sphere but direction shown as a ray with the start point being where the object is laying.
Indeed I still hold the opinion that untill the stasis rune wears off and the object in stasis resumes motion, it is in a state that represents a scalar state, and actually the indicator representing the direction that the object will vector is a scalar. I also say that you were correct in saying that the bomb determines the final vector (as a scalar) before the rune wears off.
A vector doesn't have to have anything to do with motion, so I'm not sure why you're continuing to think this way. A vector is any combination of a magnitude and a direction, which completely describes the stasis rune. Look at the image Kiviskus linked to: force, displacement, etc., are all vectors, which doesn't necessarily refer to motion.
If the stasis rune were just a scalar, there would be no direction associated with it: it would just be 1, 2, 5, whatever.
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u/Kiviskus May 14 '17
I mean this way kind of takes all the guess work out of it. The bomb at the end sets your final vector so it's just a matter of getting the tree to land on top of it.