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Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields model computes a family of trajectories of charges emitted from a point source isotropically and with the same energy. These trajectories create focal points and caustic surfaces meeting the symmetry line in conical cusps.  The simulation enables users to study these trajectories in both crossed and parallel magnetic fields.  The user can vary the initial particle velocity and the field strengths.

The Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Magnetic Fields and Forces
= Force on Moving Charges
General Physics
- Computational Physics
Mathematical Tools
- Differential Equations
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Simulation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
Rights Holder:
Wolfgang Christian
PACSs:
01.50.hv
07.05.Tp
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created October 25, 2012 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:
June 12, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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October 25, 2012
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W. Christian, Computer Program TRAJECTORIES IN ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS MODEL, Version 1.0 (2012), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12443&DocID=3130).
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W. Christian, Computer Program TRAJECTORIES IN ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS MODEL, Version 1.0 (2012), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12443&DocID=3130>.
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Christian, W. (2012). Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12443&DocID=3130
Chicago Format
Christian, Wolfgang. "Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12443&DocID=3130 (accessed 14 December 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2012. Java (JRE) 1.6. 14 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12443&DocID=3130>.
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