Efficiency is a scalar quantity because it can increase in magnitude but does not have any particular direction. :)
Kinetic energy is defined as scalar energy.
Physics is confused by defining energy as only scalar. Energy is a Quaternion quantity, consisting of a scalar energy and a vector energy.
I call vector energy kinetic energy, e.g cmV=cP kinetic energy.
This confusion can be seen by the product of a force vector F and a vector displacement D;
FD= -F.D + FxD = -FDcos(FD) + FDsin(FD) 1FxD,
The cosine term is scalar energy and is called energy by Physicists, but the sin term is not called vector energy , it is called "torque".
Failure to appreciate quaternions is a major block to understanding physics.
Second Kinetic energy is "defined" to be 1/2 mv2. This is wrong Potential energy
V = mv2, e.g mGM/r = mv2 so that w2 = GM/r3.
Quaternions is the key to understanding Physics.
vector
scalar direction is a vector quantity
A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.
Scalar quantity.
Density is a scalar quantity. We don't talk about the density of a material as having direction, which is a characteristic of a vector quantity.
vector
scalar direction is a vector quantity
True, a vector quantity has direction, and a scalar quantity does not.
A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.A vector quantity includes a direction; a scalar does not.
A scalar quantity is a non-vector quantity. In a vector quantity, direction is relevant. In a scalar quantity, it is not. For example, mass (measured in kg.) is a scalar; force is usually indicated as a vector (magnitude in Newton, but the direction is also relevant).A scalar quantity is a non-vector quantity. In a vector quantity, direction is relevant. In a scalar quantity, it is not. For example, mass (measured in kg.) is a scalar; force is usually indicated as a vector (magnitude in Newton, but the direction is also relevant).A scalar quantity is a non-vector quantity. In a vector quantity, direction is relevant. In a scalar quantity, it is not. For example, mass (measured in kg.) is a scalar; force is usually indicated as a vector (magnitude in Newton, but the direction is also relevant).A scalar quantity is a non-vector quantity. In a vector quantity, direction is relevant. In a scalar quantity, it is not. For example, mass (measured in kg.) is a scalar; force is usually indicated as a vector (magnitude in Newton, but the direction is also relevant).
Scalar quantity.
Density is a scalar quantity. We don't talk about the density of a material as having direction, which is a characteristic of a vector quantity.
A scalar quantity added to a vector quantity is a complex quantity. An example is a complex number z = a + ib, a is the scalar and ib is the vector quantity.If the vector quantity is 3 dimensional, ib + jc + kd, then the scalar and vector forms a quaternion quantity.
Vector is NOT a scalar. The two (vector and scalar) are different things. A vector is a quantity (measurement) in which a direction is important. A scalar is a quantity in which a direction is NOT important.
temperature is a scalar quantity................
it is a scalar quantity
current is vector or scalar