Water Droplet Ripples — 2D

A finite-difference solver for the 2D wave equation drives a real ripple-tank surface: droplets inject an impulse, waves propagate outward at a controllable speed and decay under viscous damping.

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Wave speed (c)0.80 Damping0.996 Droplet rate (/s)0.9 Droplet strength1.6 ⟳ Calm the water