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❄ Frozen Pond — 2D Stefan Ice Growth and Puck Collisions

2D companion of the frozen pond: Stefan ice growth with a snow layer (RK4 versus closed form), sliding pucks with Coulomb friction and momentum-conserving collisions, live thickness and energy graphs.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Frozen Pond — 2D Stefan Ice Growth and Puck Collisions ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the frozen pond: Stefan ice growth with a snow layer (RK4 versus closed form), sliding pucks with Coulomb friction and momentum-conserving collisions, live thickness and energy graphs.

Ice GrowthFrictionMomentum ConservationHeat Conduction

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

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