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Visualizing Electrostatic Phenomena Using Mathematica, Eric Mayes
Visualizing Electrostatic Phenomena Using Mathematica, Eric Mayes
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
A set of packages for visualizing electrostatic phenomena was developed using Mathematica as a programming language. These packages allow users to plot potential fields, equipotential lines, 2-D and 3-D vector fields in order to gain a visual understanding of electrostatic charges. They would be useful in accompanying undergraduate physics labs pertaining to electrostatics, as they would enable students to connect experiment with mathematics through open-ended visual exploration