noun
scalar potential
Physics term for a potential whose value is a scalar at each point, such as electric potential or gravitational potential.
電場はスカラーポテンシャルの勾配として表せる。
The electric field can be expressed as the gradient of a scalar potential.
重力場もスカラーポテンシャルで記述される。
The gravitational field is also described by a scalar potential.