When plotting position against this quantity, a system experiences an unstable equilibrium phase at a local maximum.
This quantity is the negative of the magnetic moment dotted with the magnetic field. The virial theorem multiplies this quantity by negative one-half and equates it to a related quantity. When plotting position against this quantity, a system experiences an unstable equilibrium phase at a local maximum. This quantity for a spring is equal to one-half times the spring constant times displacement squared, and the change in this quantity is the negative of work. This quantity for an object in Earth's gravity is mgh. For 10 points, name this type of stored energy that arises from an object's position within a system, contrasted with kinetic energy.
This quantity is the negative of the magnetic moment dotted with the magnetic field.
potential energy [prompt on partial answer; prompt on "U"]