The Magnetic Vector Field Made by a Ring of Current

This code makes the vector field generated by a single ring of current.
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Updated 7 Oct 2013

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This code finds the vector field, generated by a single ring of current. This is displayed in the XY plane, which works since the field is radially symmetric. It sets up a matrix of points with a height and width centered on the (0,0) point. The ring sits along the Y axis. The ring has a radius of :0.127 M and 800000 AmpTurns inside the coil. Some input is needed:

Plane Height? (suggest: 0.35):0.35
Plane Width? (suggest: 0.65):0.65
Number of cells? :40

The output is the vector field plot. The user can also access the direction vectors and the magnetic field strength (in Gauss). This is saved within the data structure: VectorField.

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Matthew Moynihan (2024). The Magnetic Vector Field Made by a Ring of Current (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/43777-the-magnetic-vector-field-made-by-a-ring-of-current), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.0.0.0