Maxwell Waves (2D): E/B Field Propagation & Polarisation
2D Canvas view of an electromagnetic wave: E and B field arrows oscillate perpendicular to each other along the propagation axis. Toggle linear/circular polarisation and plane/spherical-decay wave type, tune frequency and amplitude.
This 2D companion plots the same electromagnetic wave equation as the 3D version on a flat canvas: red E-field and blue B-field arrows oscillate perpendicular to each other along the +z propagation axis, with live wavelength and EβΓ·Bβ readouts and buttons for linear/circular polarisation and plane/spherical-decay wave type β the same physics, read directly off the waveform instead of an orbiting scene.
2D Canvas rendering of E and B field arrows driven by the wave equation c = 1/β(Ξ΅βΞΌβ), with switchable linear/circular polarisation and plane/spherical-decay envelopes.
2D Β· HTML5 Canvas 2D Β· 60 FPS target Β· runs fully client-side, no install