Field Simulator -- January 2009
Simulation Software Last Updated May 2024

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Field Simulator simulates simple static electric and gravitational fields, graphing the results in 2D and 3D.

Three-particle 2D electric field diagram
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram
Three-particle 3D electric field diagram
Three-particle 3D electric field diagram

This program was initially written to simplify rote calculations for physics homework.

Visualizations were later added for debugging, validation, and experimentation

Three-particle 2D contour diagram of an electric field
Three-particle 2D contour diagram of an electric field
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram using numbers instead of colors
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram using numbers instead of colors
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram using moving points
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram using moving points
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram with a consistent gradient
Three-particle 2D electric field diagram with a consistent gradient
Three-particle 3D electric field diagram using numbers and colors to indicate strength