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⚡ Two-Stream Instability: Counter-Streaming Plasma Beams — 2D Phase-Space Lab

2D companion of the two-stream instability simulation: a live 1D particle-in-cell phase-space plot, the electric field profile and a growth-rate fit against the cold-beam dispersion relation.

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

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the two-stream instability simulation: a live 1D particle-in-cell phase-space plot, the electric field profile and a growth-rate fit against the cold-beam dispersion relation.

plasma physicstwo-stream instabilityphase spaceLangmuir waves

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