Interactive simulations & visualizations

Visualizing the beauty in physics and mathematics


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Solar system


Source   JavaScript   Three.js   WebGL

🎯 Improved understanding of planetary motions and eclipses
🔧 Newton-Raphson method for realistic (elliptic) orbits
🧠 Inspired on solar-system by Luke Kulik, threex.planets by Jemore Etienne, and solarsystem by Dana Wensberg
👉 Includes tilt, spin and tidal locking of applicable moons e.g. Earth’s moon
🚀 Features advanced techniques for rendering earth clouds & subtle corona breathing driven by magnetic turbulence
🐍 A VPython demo is available as well, see solar_system.py

Our planets


Saturn


Saturn
This excellent visual guide originates from House of Physics.


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