simulate earths magnetic field in matlab

To simulate Earth's magnetic field in MATLAB, we can create a 3D vector field representing the magnetic field around the Earth. The vector field can be generated from mathematical models that approximate the magnetic field at various points around the Earth. One such model is the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) model, which provides a global representation of Earth's magnetic field.

Here is an example code to simulate Earth's magnetic field in MATLAB using the IGRF model:

main.m
% Define a grid of points around the Earth
[x,y,z] = meshgrid(-200:10:200, -200:10:200, -200:10:200);
xyz = [x(:), y(:), z(:)];

% Calculate the magnetic field vectors at each point
[Bx, By, Bz] = igrfmagm(xyz);

% Reshape the vectors into a 3D meshgrid
Bx = reshape(Bx, size(x));
By = reshape(By, size(y));
Bz = reshape(Bz, size(z));

% Create a 3D vector field plot of the magnetic field
quiver3(x, y, z, Bx, By, Bz);
xlabel('X (km)');
ylabel('Y (km)');
zlabel('Z (km)');
title('Earth Magnetic Field Simulation');
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This code will create a 3D vector field plot of the magnetic field around the Earth, with the X, Y, and Z axes representing the east-west, north-south, and up-down directions respectively. The plot can be rotated and zoomed in and out using the mouse for further analysis.