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🌌 Relativistic Aberration and Doppler Beaming - 2D Sky Map, Lorentz Boost and Headlight Effect

2D companion of the relativistic aberration and Doppler beaming sim: a sky map of stars shifted by the Lorentz boost, with aberration, Doppler factor and headlight beaming curves checked against a four-momentum calculation.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Special RelativityRelativistic AberrationDoppler EffectLorentz Factor

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