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3 Simulation with OpenWME

Weber-Maxwell electrodynamics is excellently suited for all applications of classical electrodynamics in which charge carriers do not move faster than at speeds of around 30 to 50 percent of the speed of light. This is considerably faster than the usual everyday speeds. For the use in computer simulations, Weber-Maxwell electrodynamics is particularly well suited, since no differential equations have to be solved. The first available implementation is OpenWME.

OpenWME demonstrates that the usual effects in electrical engineering can be traced back to individual forces between two point charges. The Weber-Maxwell electrodynamics is therefore a highly condensed and cleansed presentation of the theoretical foundations of electrical engineering.

3.1 Magnetism

Figure 3.1.1: The magnetic force between two current-carrying wires results from the summation of all Weber-Maxwell forces between all charge carriers in both wires.

3.2 Induction caused by motion

Figure 3.2.1: A moving DC conductor loop generates an electromagnetic force on stationary charges in the vicinity.

3.3 Lorentz force

Figure 3.3.1: Single moving point charges perceive the Lorentz force in the vicinity of a wire with direct current

3.4 Induction due to alternating current

Figure 3.4.1: A stationary conductor loop with an alternating current also generates an electromagnetic field in the vicinity

3.5 Field of a point antenna

Figure 3.5.1: The field of a fast-moving point antenna (Hertzian dipole)
Figure 3.5.1: The field of a fast-moving point antenna from the perspective of receivers that are co-moving

3.6 Field of an accelerated point charge

Figure 3.6.1: Point charges generate electromagnetic wave trains when they are strongly accelerated.

3.7 Reflection of electromagnetic waves

Figure 3.7.1: Conductive surfaces can reflect electromagnetic waves. The area behind the reflective surface is then largely field-free.

3.8 Diffraction of electromagnetic waves

Figure 3.8.1: Example of diffraction at a half plane

3.9 Interference at the double slit

Figure 3.9.1: Example of interference at a double slit

3.10 Scattering of electromagnetic waves

Figure 3.10.1: Objects in the propagation path of an electromagnetic wave produce scattering

3.11 Waveguide

Figure 3.11.1: Waveguide