Math 2.0

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Scalar potential

Summary

A scalar potential of a vector field is a scalar function whose gradient is the field, or minus the field in the physics convention. A field has a scalar potential exactly when it is conservative.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalar_potential, lead section

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