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Also known as isopotential

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

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

In mathematics and physics, an equipotential or isopotential refers to a region in space where every point is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential (in that case it is a level set of the potential), although it can also be applied to vector potentials. An equipotential of a scalar potential function in -dimensional space is typically an ()-dimensional space. The del operator illustrates the relationship between a vector field and its associated scalar potential field. An equipotential region might be referred as being 'of equipotential' or simply be called 'an equipotential'.

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