Coulomb & Electric Field API
Coulomb's-law electrostatics as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The force endpoint computes the electrostatic force between two point charges, F = k·q1·q2/(εr·r²) — Coulomb's law, with k = 8.9876×10⁹ N·m²/C² — from the two charges, their separation and an optional relative permittivity for a dielectric medium, and tells you whether the force is attractive (opposite signs) or repulsive (like signs). The field endpoint gives the electric field of a point charge, E = k·q/(εr·r²), its direction (away from a positive charge, toward a negative one), and the force on a test charge placed there, F = q_test·E. The potential endpoint gives the electric potential V = k·q/(εr·r) and, for a pair of charges, the electrostatic potential energy U = k·q1·q2/(εr·r) in joules and electron-volts. Charges may be entered in coulombs, microcoulombs or nanocoulombs. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for physics and electrical-engineering education tools, electrostatics and field-theory apps, and laboratory and simulation software. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is electrostatics; for Ohm's law and DC/AC circuits use an Ohm's-law API.
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