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This is a Java simulation on electrostatic induction, showing how it is possible to charge a conductor without direct contact. A conductor is placed in close proximity to a charged object (the user controls amount of charge from -200 to 200.) Charge separation in the conductor, grounding, and ungrounding are all then simulated in turn. At any time, users may view the changing electric field as a "grass seeds" representation or as electric potential lines. Clicking and dragging anywhere within the field will allow a 3-D view of the system.
This item is part of a collection of visualizations developed by the MIT TEAL project to supplement an introductory course in calculus-based electricity and magnetism. Lecture notes, labs, and presentations are also available as part of MIT's Open Courseware Repository: MIT Open Courseware: Electricity and Magnetism Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in. Please note that this resource requires Java (JRE).
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9965">National Science Foundation. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2, 2008.</a>
![]() (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), WWW Document, (http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm).
![]() MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm>.
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![]() National Science Foundation. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2, 2008. http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. 2 May 2008. National Science Foundation. 1 May 2025 <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm>.
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