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Let's say I were to place a test charge, q0, in a standard electric field E = k*q1/(r^2).
How would I find the trajectory of the charge? I have been trying the method used for finding the trajectory in a gravitational field, but I believe the problem is that that formula (Gm1m2/(r^2)) assumes a uniform field, whereas in this smaller scale problem, no such approximation can be made. I'm not sure whether I should be looking for a differential equation or something like Newton's method or what.
How would I find the trajectory of the charge? I have been trying the method used for finding the trajectory in a gravitational field, but I believe the problem is that that formula (Gm1m2/(r^2)) assumes a uniform field, whereas in this smaller scale problem, no such approximation can be made. I'm not sure whether I should be looking for a differential equation or something like Newton's method or what.