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⚡ Lightning Storm Field (2D)

A 2D electrostatic model of a thunderstorm: charge separation raises the field between cloud base and ground, a stepped leader triggers once it crosses the breakdown threshold, and a fractal return-stroke channel discharges it. Tune the charge separation rate, breakdown threshold and branch chaos, and watch peak current and released energy update live.

Electromagnetism2DModerate60 FPS💨 Air & Wind⚡ Plasma⇄ 3D version
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A 2D electrostatic model of a thunderstorm: charge separation raises the field between cloud base and ground, a stepped leader triggers once it crosses the breakdown threshold, and a fractal return-stroke channel discharges it. Tune the charge separation rate, breakdown threshold and branch chaos, and watch peak current and released energy update live.

Lightning StormsCharge SeparationElectrostatics2D Physics

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

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