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Definition of Scalar field
1. Noun. A field of scalars.
Definition of Scalar field
1. Noun. (context: mathematics physics) A function that assigns a scalar value to every point in space. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scalar Field
Literary usage of Scalar field
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Treatise on Calculus: A Text Book for Colleges and Technical by William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt, Rollin Landis Charles (1913)
"A scalar field is sometimes called a scalar function. A distributed scalar has
a definite value at each point of space; that is, the value of a distributed ..."
2. Electric Waves: An Advanced Treatise on Alternating-current Theory by William Suddards Franklin (1909)
"Such a distribution of temperature, hydrostatic pressure, or density is called
a scalar field because the quantity under consideration is itself a scalar ..."
3. Electric Waves: An Advanced Treatise on Alternating-current Theory by William Suddards Franklin (1909)
"Such a distribution of temperature, hydrostatic pressure, or density is called
a scalar field because the quantity under consideration is itself a scalar ..."
4. Electric Waves: An Advanced Treatise on Alternating-current Theory by William Suddards Franklin (1909)
"Such a distribution of temperature, hydrostatic pressure, or density is called
a scalar field because the quantity under consideration is itself a scalar ..."
5. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"Likewise, the neutral 710 can be described by a real scalar field while the charged
... requires a complex scalar field. The complex field has twice as many ..."
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