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🌡️ Road Mirage Ray Tracing (2D Ray Diagram and Driver View)

2D ray diagram and driver view of an inferior mirage over a hot road: temperature and refractive-index profile, RK4 ray tracing, critical angle and the inverted image of a car. Same engine and four checks as the 3D page.

Optics & Light2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender💨 Air & Wind⇄ 3D version
Road Mirage Ray Tracing (2D Ray Diagram and Driver View) ↗ Open standalone
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2D ray diagram and driver view of an inferior mirage over a hot road: temperature and refractive-index profile, RK4 ray tracing, critical angle and the inverted image of a car. Same engine and four checks as the 3D page.

miragerefractionray tracingrefractive indexcritical angle

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

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