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🪐 Orbital Lab — 2D Kepler Orbit Plot with Equal-Area Wedges, Vis-Viva Speed and Energy

2D companion of the orbital lab: a planet integrated around a star under inverse-square gravity, with twelve equal-time wedges illustrating Kepler’s second law, vis-viva speed, energy and areal-velocity graphs.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Orbital Lab — 2D Kepler Orbit Plot with Equal-Area Wedges, Vis-Viva Speed and Energy ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the orbital lab: a planet integrated around a star under inverse-square gravity, with twelve equal-time wedges illustrating Kepler’s second law, vis-viva speed, energy and areal-velocity graphs.

OrbitsKepler LawsGravityVis-VivaCanvas 2D

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

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