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Electrostatics -- Laplace equation
Posted 2012/06/05 22:20 GMT-4 2 Replies
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Hi,
I'm solving Laplace's equation for a configuration of electrodes but I'm wondering what causes the difference in the results when using a 2D vs 3D simulation. The 2D configuration is essentially the 3D config with an appropriate dimension shrunk to zero. The 3D results tend to the 2D results as I shrink the same dimension myself (while in 3D mode). Which simulation is "right" and in what cases? If this is too vague I will attach the file or I can try and explain more
Thanks
Chris
I'm solving Laplace's equation for a configuration of electrodes but I'm wondering what causes the difference in the results when using a 2D vs 3D simulation. The 2D configuration is essentially the 3D config with an appropriate dimension shrunk to zero. The 3D results tend to the 2D results as I shrink the same dimension myself (while in 3D mode). Which simulation is "right" and in what cases? If this is too vague I will attach the file or I can try and explain more
Thanks
Chris
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