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why does the potential vary with change in coordinates even though it is a scalar?
Potential Scalarity: Why Does Vary w/ Change in Coordinates?
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srikar said:why does the potential vary with change in coordinates even though it is a scalar?
Welcome to the PF.
Please post much more detail about your question. It makes no sense with such a brief question. Can you provide some links to equations and other informative web pages?
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