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⚗️ Potential Energy Surface (2D)

A 2D contour-map view of the Müller-Brown potential energy surface: color-mapped energy, real contour lines, reactant/product minima and the transition-state saddle point. Drop a ball and watch it roll downhill to a minimum.

Chemistry & Materials2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D contour-map and heatmap view of the Muller-Brown potential energy surface: color-mapped energy, real contour lines, reactant and product minima, and the transition-state saddle point. Drop a ball anywhere on the map and watch it roll downhill to the nearest energy minimum.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install