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12 May 2024 19:48:46 EDT (-0400)
  Re: How to: Sphere with 3D Electric Field Lines  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 28 Sep 2014 10:00:43
Message: <5428148b$1@news.povray.org>
On 28-9-2014 15:45, Johann wrote:
> Hi Thomas!
> I believe the first example is very simple, it could be possible to be modified
> with ease. The second one although most impressive that is the most beautiful
> rendered image of a field I have seen in my life so far, it will be a little
> more difficult to modify but not impossible. What requires is someone with an
> idea or better with some skill about how to render functions and especially
> Physics Field functions on POV RAY. On a previous post Bill shared a POV RAY
> code but it is too slow and it is not exactly what I need. You may notice on his
> sample he uses clearly the Electric Field function but the total result is poor
> in quality and performance.
>
> If you search on the Internet you may find all the masterpieces of the world
> with many sample POV RAY code but almost none to share the POV RAY Code for
> electromagnetic fields. Those two examples I shared, are the only found on the
> net. Strange, isn't it?
>
> Thanks for your post!
>

As I said, my physics are poor and I do not know what to visualize under 
an electric field. Does that resemble a magnetic field like the one 
around the Earth? For the first example at least that would mean toruses 
in 3D space.

Thomas


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