Trilinear Coordinates in Triangle of Line Charges

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Suppose three finite line charges with positive linear charge densities ,
,
are located on the sides opposite the vertices of the triangle
. It can be shown that the electric field is zero at the point with trilinear coordinates
that are in the same ratios as
.
Contributed by: S. M. Blinder (January 2023)
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The starting point for computation of the electric field is the potential for a finite uniformly charged rod of length and linear charge density
, parallel to the
axis:
.
The electric field is then given by . The total field is a superposition of three such terms, each rotated to coincide with a side of the triangle.
Reference
[1] Suren. "A New Electric Field Interpretation of Barycentric and Trilinear Coordinates." (Aug 2, 2022) https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ANewElectricFieldInterpretationSuren.pdf
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