Note that all lines are parallel since the fringing effects are ignored. The field lines emanating from the plates are perpendicular to the plates. The reason for the parallel lines can be seen by considering a small part of the plate. This part acts like a point charge and has field lines emanating radially out from the plate part. However, the small part of the plate next to the first part also has field lines emanating radially outward. For every line pointing above the perpendicular, the next part of the plate has a corresponding line pointing below the perpendicular. These lines add as vectors to
