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🌊 Water Waves - 2D Ripple Map, Cross-Section and Energy Graphs

2D companion of the water waves simulator: a top-down height map of the 2D wave equation, a live cross-section profile and energy plots, using the same 160 by 160 finite-difference scheme as the 3D page.

Physics & Mechanics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Water Waves - 2D Ripple Map, Cross-Section and Energy Graphs ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the water waves simulator: a top-down height map of the 2D wave equation, a live cross-section profile and energy plots, using the same 160 by 160 finite-difference scheme as the 3D page.

Water WavesWave EquationInterferenceFinite DifferencesCanvas 2D

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

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