Exploring the electric field around a loop of static charge: Rectangles, stadiums, ellipses, and knots
We study the electric field around a continuous one-dimensional loop of static charge, under the assumption that the charge is distributed uniformly along the loop. For rectangular or stadium-shaped loops in the plane, we find that the electric field can undergo a symmetry-breaking pitchfork bifurca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2022-09-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033249 |