This article is about the general concept in the mathematical theory of vector fields. For the vector potential in electromagnetism, see Magnetic vector potential. For the vector potential in fluid mechanics, see Stream function.
In vector calculus, a vector potential is a vector field whose curl is a given vector field. This is analogous to a scalar potential, which is a scalar field whose gradient is a given vector field.
Formally, given a vector field v, a vector potential is a vector field A such that
In vector calculus, a vectorpotential is a vector field whose curl is a given vector field. This is analogous to a scalar potential, which is a scalar...
In classical electromagnetism, magnetic vectorpotential (often called A) is the vector quantity defined so that its curl is equal to the magnetic field:...
electrostatics, the electrostatic field is a vector quantity expressed as the gradient of the electrostatic potential, which is a scalar quantity denoted by...
In vector calculus, a conservative vector field is a vector field that is the gradient of some function. A conservative vector field has the property...
Japanese, and Sanskrit. In physics, a potential may refer to the scalar potential or to the vectorpotential. In either case, it is a field defined in...
confusion with vectorpotential). The scalar potential is an example of a scalar field. Given a vector field F, the scalar potential P is defined such...
also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points. In a...
is satisfied whenever a vector field v has only a vectorpotential component, because the definition of the vectorpotential A as: v = ∇ × A {\displaystyle...
}{\partial t}}.\end{aligned}}} The vectorpotential, A given by this form may be interpreted as a generalized potential momentum per unit charge just as...
and defines a scalar potential field. In this case, the force can be defined as the negative of the vector gradient of the potential field. If the work...
{M}}^{\text{i}}} is the impressed magnetic current (energy source). The electric vectorpotential, F, is computed from the magnetic current density, M i {\displaystyle...
term potential function may refer to: A mathematical function, whose values are given by a scalar potential or vectorpotential The electric potential, in...
magnetic vectorpotential such that B ( r ) = ∇ × A . {\displaystyle \mathbf {B} (\mathbf {r} )=\nabla \times \mathbf {A} .} Both of these potentials can be...
potentials, and charges with currents, generally speaking. The most common description of the electromagnetic field uses two three-dimensional vector...
dr' is the displacement vector in a curve from the reference position rref to the final position r. The electrostatic potential energy can also be defined...
_{0}\mathbf {J} } where φ(r, t) is the electric potential and A(r, t) is the magnetic vectorpotential, for an arbitrary source of charge density ρ(r,...
general discussion of magnetic vectorpotential. See Feynman page 15-11 for a diagram of the magnetic vectorpotential around a long thin solenoid which...
expressed in terms of the electric scalar potential φ {\displaystyle \varphi } and the magnetic vectorpotential A through the relations: E = − ∇ φ − ∂ A...
which is generally done by subtracting the time derivative of the A vectorpotential described below. Whenever the charges are quasistatic, however, this...
vectorpotential, A, defined so that B = ∇ × A {\displaystyle \mathbf {B} =\nabla \times \mathbf {A} } , one can still define an electric potential Φ...
_{S}\mathbf {B} \cdot d\mathbf {S} .} From the definition of the magnetic vectorpotential A and the fundamental theorem of the curl the magnetic flux may also...
Magnetic potential may refer to: Magnetic vectorpotential, the vector whose curl is equal to the magnetic B field Magnetic scalar potential, the magnetic...