Computer Visualization of Field Lines of Constant Electric and Constant Magnetic Fields
Abstract
A method is proposed for constructing a picture of the field lines of constant electric and magnetic fields based on the numerical solution of a system of differential equations followed by visualization by graphs in three-dimensional space. It is shown that the application of this method makes it possible to understand and demonstrate some qualitative features of the field lines, due in particular to the symmetry of the systems under consideration. The examples considered show that even for the simplest systems studied in electrostatics and magnetostatics courses, the pattern of field lines can be complex and sometimes unpredictable.
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