Potentials

energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects or stresses within itself, rather than its velocity

line integral of the electric field

Magnetostatics is the study of magnetic fields in systems where the currents are steady (not changing with time). It is the magnetic analogue of electrostatics, where the charges are stationary. The magnetization need not be static; the equations of magnetostatics can be used to predict fast magnetic switching events that occur on time scales of nanoseconds or less. Magnetostatics is even a good approximation when the currents are not static – as long as the currents do not alternate rapidly. Magnetostatics is widely used in applications of micromagnetics such as models of magnetic stora

intensive physical property

scalar physical quantities representing system states

scalar potential that describes a gravitational field

type of potential energy

concept in vector analysis and physics

The resting membrane potential is relatively stable and can be called as the ground value for transmembrane voltage.

a vector field whose curl is a given vector field

potential energy of water per unit volume relative to pure water in reference conditions; the tendency of water to move from one area to another due to osmosis, gravity, mechanical pressure and matrix effects

vector field whose curl is the magnetic flux density

Potential generally refers to a currently unrealized ability. The term is used in a wide variety of fields, from physics to the social sciences to indicate things that are in a state where they are able to change in ways ranging from the simple release of energy by objects to the realization of abilities in people.

electromagnetic effect of point charges

type of potential in electrodynamics

mathematical expression

representation of oxidation states of a chemical species

thumb|Computed electrostatic equipotentials (black contours) between two electrically charged spheres

scalar potential whose negative gradient is the magnetic field strength

scalar potential used in fluid dynamics