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• Equipotential surface — Equipotential surfaces are surfaces of constant scalar potential. They are used to visualize an (n) dimensional scalar potential function in (n 1) dimensional space. The gradient of the potential, denoting the direction of greatest increase, is… …   Wikipedia

• Equipotential — E qui*po*ten tial, a. [Equi + potential.] (Mech. & Physics) Having the same potential. [1913 Webster] {Equipotential surface}, a surface for which the potential is for all points of the surface constant. Level surfaces on the earth are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Equipotential surface — Equipotential E qui*po*ten tial, a. [Equi + potential.] (Mech. & Physics) Having the same potential. [1913 Webster] {Equipotential surface}, a surface for which the potential is for all points of the surface constant. Level surfaces on the earth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• electricity — /i lek tris i tee, ee lek /, n. 1. See electric charge. 2. See electric current. 3. the science dealing with electric charges and currents. 4. a state or feeling of excitement, anticipation, tension, etc. [1640 50; ELECTRIC + ITY] * * *… …   Universalium

• Physical geodesy — [ NOAA)] Physical geodesy is the study of the physical properties of the gravity field of the Earth, the geopotential, with a view to their application in geodesy.Measurement procedureTraditional geodetic instruments such as theodolites rely on… …   Wikipedia

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• Step potential — The Schrödinger equation for a one dimensional step potential is a model system in quantum mechanics and scattering theory. The problem consists of solving the time independent Schrödinger equation for a particle with a step like potential in one …   Wikipedia

• Complex lamellar vector field — In vector calculus, a complex lamellar vector field is a vector field in three dimensions which is orthogonal to its own curl. That is, Complex lamellar vector fields are precisely those that are normal to a family of surfaces. A special case are …   Wikipedia

• Geopotential — is the potential of the Earth s gravity field. For convenience it is often defined as minus the potential energy per unit mass, so that the gravity vector is obtained as the gradient of this potential, without the minus.For geophysical… …   Wikipedia

• orthogonal system — noun : a system of curves or surfaces consisting of two families whose components where they intersect are mutually perpendicular (as the lines of force and the equipotential surfaces in an electrostatic field) …   Useful english dictionary

• Space charge — is a concept in which excess electric charge is treated as a continuum of charge distributed over a region of space (either a volume or an area) rather than distinct point like charges. This model typically applies when charge carriers have been… …   Wikipedia