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The Maxwell Conjecture is False

Philip Arathoon, Gavin Ball, Matthew D. Kvalheim

The authors present a configuration of five point charges that yields at least 24 non‑degenerate critical points of the electrostatic potential, disproving Maxwell's conjecture abo…