Module 4.2
Charges in Adjacent Dielectrics
Input
and voltage at cursor:
Plot Characteristics:
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Instructions
Input
Charges may be placed in either or both of the two adjoining dielectric half-planes
Use the sliders or entries in the display panel, to set the permittivities of the
two dielectrics
Use the slider or the entry, in the Input panel, to set a positive or negative value
for a new charge to place in the display panel
Use "add charge" and click in the display panel to put charge there
Select a charge and click "edit charge value" to see the effects of the change
Selected charges may also be deleted or dragged to a new location in the display panel
Output
Electric potential V(x,y) is shown in shades of blue (positive) and red (negative)
Contour lines of constant potential are displayed in black
Electric field vector directions are shown as dark blue arrows
The cursor can also be used to echo the Potential and Electric Field values
at that position
Applet Design: Fawwaz Ulaby and Janice Richards