Interactive three-dimensional simulations & visualizations

Visualizing the beauty in physics and mathematics

Project maintained by zhendrikse Hosted on GitHub Pages — Theme by mattgraham

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If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent. — Isaac Newton.


Flocking birds & seashells


Flocking birds
Simulation of a flock of birds: "Eagles commonly fly alone. They are crows, daws, and starlings that flock together" — John Webster
Conchoid
"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.” — Isaac Newton. For more surfaces, visit the Math Art Gallery.

Modelling rain


Raindrops
"There are holes in the sky. Where the rain gets in. But they're ever so small. That's why the rain is thin" — Spike Milligan.
Waves caused by falling raindrops
A finite element simulation of raindrops falling in a pond.

Phyllotaxis and variations in daylight


Phyllotaxis
Phyllotaxis like this shows up in the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower.
Daylight variations
A not accurate to scale sun-earth-moon model, but very detailed and instructive! It's main goal is visualizing the change in day length during the course of a year.

Fern and tree as fractals


Fern
"I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape — almost fractal. — Jack Dorsey
Tree
"People looks at trees, and they think it comes out of the ground, that plants come out of the ground. — Richard Feynman in "Biology of a tree".

Snowflake & parachute jump


Snowflake
"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold." — Aristotle
Parachute
A numeric model that simulates a parachute jump.

Water sprinkler & overhead power lines


Water sprinkler
A model of a water sprinkler, based on the original article and code in Modelling a spinning Sprinkler by Rhett Allain.
Overhead power lines
Modelling a catenary shape, based on the original video by Rhett Allain.


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