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Exoplanet Magnetopause Pressure Balance (2D)

2D cross-section and pressure-balance graph of the Chapman-Ferraro relation between a stellar wind and an exoplanet's dipole magnetic field: watch the magnetopause standoff distance emerge as the intersection of two live pressure curves.

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Every magnetized planet holds the stellar wind at bay by balancing its dipole magnetic pressure against the wind's ram pressure. This 2D companion draws that balance directly as two curves on a pressure-vs-distance graph — the magnetopause standoff distance is literally where they cross — and below it, a meridian cross-section shows the dipole field lines and the deflected stellar-wind stream around the same computed boundary. Move the planet closer to its star, weaken its magnetic moment, or crank up stellar activity and watch the crossing point slide inward, sometimes collapsing onto the planet itself.

⚙ Under the hood

2D pressure-balance graph and meridian cross-section of the Chapman-Ferraro relation between a stellar wind and an exoplanet's dipole magnetic field: the magnetopause standoff distance is the live intersection of the wind's ram-pressure line and the dipole pressure curve, alongside a 2D slice of the deflected wind and field lines.

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

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