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Term: electric potential
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Symbol: V
Definition: scalar potential V of the irrotational vector ( E+ A t ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbbjxAHXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaeqabiGaciGacaqadmaadaqaaqaaaOqaamaabmaabaacbmGaa8xraiabgUcaRmaalaaabaGaeyOaIyRaaGPaVlaa=feaaeaacqGHciITcaWG0baaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaaaaa@3EAB@ , where E is the electric field strength, A is a magnetic vector potential and t is the time:

gradV=E+ A t MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbbjxAHXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaeqabiGaciGacaqadmaadaqaaqaaaOqaaiaaykW7iiaacqWFsislieqacaGFNbGaa4NCaiaa+fgacaGFKbGaaGPaVlaaykW7caWGwbGaeyypa0dcbmGaa0xraiabgUcaRmaalaaabaGaeyOaIyRaa0xqaaqaaiabgkGi2kaadshaaaaaaa@46AD@

NOTE – The electric potential is not unique since any constant scalar quantity can be added to a given electric potential without changing its gradient.


Publication date:1998-08
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