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🌌 Cosmic Microwave Background: 2D Map and Power Spectrum

Interactive 2D flat-sky map of the cosmic microwave background with its acoustic-peak power spectrum: change the curvature, baryon and matter density, spectral tilt and Silk damping, watch the plasma sound waves ring until recombination, drag a ring of sound-horizon size over hot spots and drag across the spectrum to band-pass the map by multipole.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-universal-cosmic-microwave-simulation ↗ Open standalone
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Interactive 2D flat-sky map of the cosmic microwave background with its acoustic-peak power spectrum: change the curvature, baryon and matter density, spectral tilt and Silk damping, watch the plasma sound waves ring until recombination, drag a ring of sound-horizon size over hot spots and drag across the spectrum to band-pass the map by multipole.

CMBcosmologyacoustic peakspower spectrumbig bangrecombination

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

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