Understanding Electric Field Lines: Curving and Splitting Nodes

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Homework Statement



Hey I'm supposed to draw electric fields for this problem and I can't figure these 2 out.


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There really isn't any.

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It's included in the picture

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LowlyPion said:
Looks OK.

I've seen neater, but you seem to grasp the issues.

Ok so the main point of the one on the bottom is that the lines curve to the left as the nodes split away from each other?

And then for the T one they all just curve towards the negative node on the right?
 
jcpwn2004 said:
Ok so the main point of the one on the bottom is that the lines curve to the left as the nodes split away from each other?

And then for the T one they all just curve towards the negative node on the right?

That's the way I see it.