2-D Electrostatics Applet

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written by Paul Falstad

This java applet illustrates electrostatic fields and potentials and static current distributions in two dimensions. It offers a broad range of interactive simulations, from simple single and double charges to highly complex dielectrics and currents. The user can charges, conductors, and dielectrics to the simulation. Explanations provide help for running the simulation and something about the physics.

This is part of a large collection of applets covering topics in waves, sound electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics.

https://www.falstad.com/emstatic/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electric Fields and Potential - Electrostatics = Conductors and Insulators	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2004 Paul Falstad
Source code is available for download.
Keywords:: charge distribution, electric field lines, electrostatics, potential surface
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 14, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 24, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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Falstad, P. (2007, February 24). 2-D Electrostatics Applet. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.falstad.com/emstatic/

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Falstad, Paul. 2-D Electrostatics Applet. February 24, 2007. https://www.falstad.com/emstatic/ (accessed 16 March 2025).

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