Electric Field of a Not So Parallel Plate Capacitor

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The discussion focuses on analyzing the electric field generated by two conducting plates positioned side by side rather than parallel. It highlights that there is no exact analytic solution for this configuration unless the plates are infinite coplanar strips, simplifying the problem to two dimensions. Participants are encouraged to explore approximate formulas available in previous forum threads or utilize standard electromagnetic modeling software to simulate the geometry effectively.

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Does anyone have any idea how I could begin to examine the field of two conducting plates which are side by side instead of parallel ?
 
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This does not have an exact analytic solution unless the plates are infinite coplanar strips so that the problem devolves to 2 dimensions. Search the forum for threads on approximate formulas (I remember seeing one such thread), or you can use anyone of the standard EM modeling packages to model your geometry.
 

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