This application is designed to visualize and calculate the electric fields generated by different charge distributions, such as rings, disks, and line charges. Developed by Madeline Castro and Xavier López, enthusiastic physics students from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.
The program provides an interface where users can choose the type of charge distribution, set parameters, and calculate the resultant electric field at a specific point. The results are visualized graphically, helping in understanding the nature of electric fields produced by various charge distributions.
In the realm of computational physics, it's essential to understand the difference between exactness and precision. Due to inherent limitations in numerical methods and floating-point arithmetic, some calculations might not yield "exact" results. However, this does not necessarily mean they aren't precise.
For instance, the application uses the quad function from the scipy.integrate module to perform numerical integration. The parameters epsabs and epsrel are set to 1.49e-12, meaning the absolute and relative errors in the integration are bound within this threshold. This ensures a high degree of precision, even if the results can't be exact due to the approximations intrinsic to numerical methods.
- Intuitive interface to input charge distributions and parameters.
- Visual representation of the charge distribution and resultant electric field.
- Precision-bound calculations to ensure reliable results.
- Developed using libraries such as
tkinterfor GUI,numpyfor numerical operations, andmatplotlibfor visualization.
- Madeline Castro
- Xavier López
We'd like to extend our gratitude to the professors and colleagues at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala for their invaluable insights and feedback.