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Electric Multipole Field Model
written by Anne Cox, Wolfgang Christian, and Francisco Esquembre
The EJS Electric Multipole Model of a point charge (monopole), a dipole, or a quadrupole can show either field vectors or the scalar potential (voltage). A slider changes the charge and a movable detector shows the electric field direction and magnitude or measures the potential. Detector values can be recorded into a data table and analyzed using a built-in data analysis tool. Users can modify this simulation by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

The Electric Multipole Field model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_em_ElectricMultipoleField.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Modeling
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electric Fields and Potential
= Electric Field
= Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Simulation
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
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Access Rights:
Free access
License:
This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
Rights Holder:
Wolfgang Christian
Type:
Java Archive file
PACSs:
01.50.hv
07.05.Tp
Keywords:
EJS, Ejs, OSP, dipole, electrostatics
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created November 16, 2009 by Anne Cox
Record Updated:
November 14, 2015 by Wolfgang Christian
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when Cataloged:
November 16, 2009
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A. Cox, W. Christian, and F. Esquembre, Computer Program ELECTRIC MULTIPOLE FIELD MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9661&DocID=1421).
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A. Cox, W. Christian, and F. Esquembre, Computer Program ELECTRIC MULTIPOLE FIELD MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9661&DocID=1421>.
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Cox, A., Christian, W., & Esquembre, F. (2009). Electric Multipole Field Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9661&DocID=1421
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Cox, A, W. Christian, and F. Esquembre. "Electric Multipole Field Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9661&DocID=1421 (accessed 5 December 2024).
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Cox, Anne, Wolfgang Christian, and Francisco Esquembre. Electric Multipole Field Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2009. Java (JRE) 1.5, Java Archive file.5 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9661&DocID=1421>.
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