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depSolver is a Boundary Element Method solver for Laplace's equation in 3D AC electrostatic problems. I originally wrote this program to study the characteristics of different dielectrophoretic trap designs. A big advantage of using this code to calculate dielectrophoretic forces is that the user can specify which approximation to use for the calculation of the force. In this manner, without having to change anything in the code, one can use a simple dipolar or quadrupolar approximation to quickly explore the force generated on a sphere over a large volume of space, or use the more general calculation based on the integration of the Maxwell's stress tensor over an arbitrarily shaped particle. depSolver is convenient for dielectrophoretic force calculations, but it is in no way limited to them. It can be used to solve a wide variety of electrostatic problems as long as they involve conductors were the electric potential is specified and all dielectrics in the system can be considered as piecewise homogeneous.
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depSolver is a Boundary Element Method solver for Laplace's equation in 3D AC
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electrostatic problems. I originally wrote this program to study the
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characteristics of different dielectrophoretic trap designs. A big advantage of
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using this code to calculate dielectrophoretic forces is that the user can
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specify which approximation to use for the calculation of the force. In this
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manner, without having to change anything in the code, one can use a simple
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dipolar or quadrupolar approximation to quickly explore the force generated on a
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sphere over a large volume of space, or use the more general calculation based
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on the integration of the Maxwell's stress tensor over an arbitrarily shaped
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particle.
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depSolver is convenient for dielectrophoretic force calculations, but it is in
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no way limited to them. It can be used to solve a wide variety of electrostatic
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problems as long as they involve conductors were the electric potential is
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specified and all dielectrics in the system can be considered as piecewise
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homogeneous.
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