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🌊 Wave Lab — 2D Ripple Tank: Interference, Slits and Wavelength

2D companion of the Wave Lab: finite-difference solution of the 2D wave equation on a 200x140 grid with absorbing edges, sources, slits and a time-averaged intensity screen compared with the cos^2 and sinc^2 diffraction formulas.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Wave Lab — 2D Ripple Tank: Interference, Slits and Wavelength ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the Wave Lab: finite-difference solution of the 2D wave equation on a 200x140 grid with absorbing edges, sources, slits and a time-averaged intensity screen compared with the cos^2 and sinc^2 diffraction formulas.

Wave InterferenceDiffractionRipple TankDouble Slit

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

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