Physics · Electrostatic Potential

Consider a system of discrete charges \( q_1, q_2, \dots, q_n \) located at position vectors \( \mathbf{r}_1, \mathbf{r}_2, \dots, \mathbf{r}_n \). The total electric potential \( V \) at a point with position vector \( \mathbf{r} \) is given by the algebraic sum of potentials due to individual charges because:

1. Electric field is non-conservative / विद्युत क्षेत्र गैर-संरक्षी है
2. Electric potential is a vector quantity / विद्युत विभव एक सदिश राशि है
3. Electric potential obeys the principle of superposition / विद्युत विभव अध्यारोपण के सिद्धांत का पालन करता है
4. Charges interact via magnetic forces / आवेश चुंबकीय बलों के माध्यम से अन्योन्यक्रिया करते हैं