🌌 Aurora Borealis Dynamics - 2D Magnetic Mirror and Loss Cone
2D companion of the aurora dynamics sim: guiding-centre electrons in a dipole field with magnetic mirroring, the atmospheric loss cone, precipitating fraction and bounce period, checked by Monte Carlo and by time-marching against a quadrature.
⚙ Under the hood
2D companion of the aurora dynamics sim: guiding-centre electrons in a dipole field with magnetic mirroring, the atmospheric loss cone, precipitating fraction and bounce period, checked by Monte Carlo and by time-marching against a quadrature.
Aurora BorealisMagnetic MirrorLoss ConeMagnetosphere
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install