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💙 Cherenkov Radiation Lab - 2D Huygens Wavelet Cone, Threshold Speed and Frank-Tamm Photon Yield

2D companion of the Cherenkov radiation lab: Huygens wavelet construction of the Cherenkov cone, cos(theta) = 1/(n beta), threshold kinetic energy and Frank-Tamm photon yield.

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⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the Cherenkov radiation lab: Huygens wavelets building the Cherenkov cone, the angle cos(theta) = 1/(n beta), threshold kinetic energies for electron, muon and proton and the Frank-Tamm photon yield.

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