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❄️ Dendrite Growth: Snowflakes & Solidification (2D)

A flat 2D Canvas port of the phase-field dendrite-growth model: undercooled melt solidifies, the interface goes unstable, and anisotropic surface tension carves six-fold snowflake symmetry.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

A flat Canvas2D phase-field model of dendritic solidification: an undercooled melt's flat interface goes unstable and branches into tree-like dendrites, with anisotropic surface tension setting six-fold snowflake symmetry. Click to drop new seed crystals.

Materials SciencePhase FieldSolidificationCrystal GrowthPhysics

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