Can a Scalar Field Exist Without a Net Source?

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Shubham135
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The magnetic field has no net source or sinks i.e. number of sources are equal to the number of sinks. Can a scalar field also have no net source? Or a source is required for a scalar field?
 
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Dale said:
In this context a "source" is a non zero divergence. Do you have a definition for the divergence of a scalar function?
This is precisely my question