Potential function

The term potential function may refer to:

• A mathematical function, whose values are given by a scalar potential or vector potential
• The electric potential, in the context of electrodynamics, is formally described by both a scalar electrostatic potential and a magnetic vector potential
• The class of functions known as harmonic functions, which are the topic of study in potential theory
• The potential function of a potential game
• In the potential method of amortized analysis, a function describing an investment of resources by past operations that can be used by future operations

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