Scalar potential
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In mathematical physics, scalar potential describes the situation where the difference in the potential energies of an object in two different positions depends only on the positions, not upon the pat
Plot of a two-dimensional slice of the gravitational potential in and around a uniform spherical body. The inflection points of the cross-section are at the surface of the body.
Vector field
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In vector calculus and physics, a vector field is an assignment of a vector to each point in a space, most commonly Euclidean space R n. A vector field on a plane can be visualized as a collection of
The flow field around an airplane is a vector field in R3, here visualized by bubbles that follow the streamlines showing a wingtip vortex.