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Electrostatics for a Ferris wheel

Built for researchers prototyping or validating an idea. Prototype fast, reproduce exactly, and share a citable, interactive version of your model. Simulate a Ferris wheel live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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superposition · potential + field lines

Controls

Click to place a charge, or drag one to move it. Red = potential from +, blue = −. White lines are the electric field.

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Charges2

Net charge0

MethodSuperposition

Governing equation

V (r) = k i \sum \frac{q _{i}}{r _{i}}, k = 5000, \sum q_{i} = 0

Reading this result: The potential at any point is the superposition of every charge's k·q/r term, so overlapping fields simply add. Field lines run from high potential to low — out of + charges and into − charges — always crossing the equipotentials at right angles.

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