Wednesday, July 17, 2019

electromagnetism - Is the Lorentz force a vector field or just a vector?


I've heard both yes and no.


Is the Lorentz force a vector field or just a vector? $$\mathbf{F}=q(\mathbf{E}+\mathbf{v}\times \mathbf{B})$$




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