Electric Field & Potential Back EN | ZH
Electrostatics Simulator

Coulomb's Law · Electric Field & Potential Simulator

Place up to 4 point charges to visualize 2D electric field and potential in real time. Computes Coulomb force, field strength, and electrostatic energy automatically.

Point Charges
x (m)
y (m)
q (nC)
On
Visualization Mode
Query Point
x (m)
y (m)
|E| at query [V/m]
E direction [°]
V at query [V]
F₁₂ Coulomb [N]

Theory

Coulomb's law (force between point charges):

$$F = k\frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}, \quad k = 8.99\times10^9 \ \text{N·m}^2/\text{C}^2$$

Electric field and potential (point charge q at distance r):

$$E = k\frac{q}{r^2}, \quad V = k\frac{q}{r}$$

Superposition: $\mathbf{E}_{total} = \sum_i \mathbf{E}_i$,  $V_{total} = \sum_i V_i$

Electrostatic energy (two charges): $U = k\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}$

Engineering applications: Capacitor field distribution / Charged-particle optics (mass spectrometers, electron guns) / EMC field concentration visualization / FEM boundary-condition hand-check (COMSOL etc.).