Physics > Classical Physics Title:The Maxwell Conjecture is False View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:We exhibit a configuration of five point charges in Euclidean space whose electrostatic potential admits at least 24 critical points all of which are non-degenerate. Maxwell's conjecture that the field of (n) point charges has at most ((n-1)^2) critical points which are all non-degenerate is therefore false. Current browse context: Bibliographic and Citation Tools Code, Data and Media...