Fields on Capacitance
Introduction
A typical capacitor is composed of two conductive objects with a dielectric in between
them. Applying a voltage difference between these objects results in an electric field.
This electric field exists not just directly between the conductive objects, but extends
some distance away, a phenomenon known as a fringing field. To accurately predict the
capacitance of a capacitor, the domain used to model the fringing field must be
sufficiently large, and the appropriate boundary conditions must be used. This example
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