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⚛️ 3D Paul Trap: Quadrupole Ion Trap, Mathieu Stability, Secular Motion and Coulomb Crystals

A Blender-modelled RF quadrupole (Paul) ion trap: hyperbolic ring and endcaps, an oscillating potential saddle, Floquet stability diagram, secular motion and micromotion spectrum, and Coulomb crystals, with live graphs and numerical checks.

Electromagnetism3DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

Paul TrapIon TrapMathieu EquationQuadrupoleElectromagnetismThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install