The gravitational force fields are both scalar and vector. The forces are the first derivative of the energy.
The derivative is a Quaternion derivative X=[d/dr,Del].
The total energy is W = -mGM/r + cP and there are five forces,
F = XW= [d/dr,Del][-mGM/r, cP] = [vp/r -cDel.P, cdP/dr - Del mGM/r + cDelxP]
The scalar forces are :
vp/r centripetal scalar force
-cDel.P= -cp/r cos(PR) centrifugal scalar force
the vector forces are:
cdP/dr = -cp/r R/r tangent force
Del -mGM/r = vp/r R/r gradient force
cDelxP = RxP cp/r sin(PR) Curl force.
Vector.
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
A magnetic field is neither: it is a vector field with both direction and quantity.
In mathematics, a field is a set with certain operators (such as addition and multiplication) defined on it and where the members of the set have certain properties. In a vector field, each member of this set has a value AND a direction associated with it. In a scalar field, there is only vaue but no direction.
When one refers to the strength of a magnetic field, they're usually referring to the scalar magnitude of the magnetic field vector, so no.
vector
Gravitational field is a vector quantity, as it has both magnitude (strength) and direction. It represents the force experienced by a mass placed in the field due to the presence of another mass.
Vector.
Gravitational potential energy is a scalar quantity. It only depends on the height of an object above a reference point and does not have a direction associated with it.
Scalar field and vector field.
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
vector
Yes, the gravitational field is a vector quantity. It has both magnitude (strength) and direction, which are important in determining the effect of gravity on objects within the field.
A magnetic field is neither: it is a vector field with both direction and quantity.
In mathematics, a field is a set with certain operators (such as addition and multiplication) defined on it and where the members of the set have certain properties. In a vector field, each member of this set has a value AND a direction associated with it. In a scalar field, there is only vaue but no direction.
When one refers to the strength of a magnetic field, they're usually referring to the scalar magnitude of the magnetic field vector, so no.
The gradient of a scalar field is a vector because it represents the direction of steepest increase of the scalar field at a given point. It points in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar field and its magnitude represents the rate of change. This vector provides valuable information about how the scalar field varies in space.