supported by
the National Science Foundation
educational validator:
John Belcher
technical implementer:
Andrew McKinney
published by
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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).
MIT Open Courseware (OCW): http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm
Keywords:
Coulomb, Coulomb force, Pauli force, electric field, electric potential, electrostatic induction, interactive simulations, representations, visualization
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/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>.
MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction. (2008, May 2). Retrieved December 8, 2024, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm
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 8 December 2024).
MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. 2 May 2008. National Science Foundation. 8 Dec. 2024 <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/chargebyinduction/chargebyinduction.htm>.
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Title = {MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - Charging by Induction},
Publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {8 December 2024},
Month = {May 2, 2008},
Year = {2004}
}
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