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Young's interference experiment

In this visualization, the interference pattern is generated “dynamically”, i.e. by calculating the propagation of the waves using a finite difference method.

🔧 Original double slit experiment.py by Nelson Hackerman
🔧 Ported to Javascript and three.js by Zeger Hendrikse, see double_slit_interference.js
👉 VPython version available as dynamic_double_slit.py, but significantly slower!

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3D interference of two oscillating sources

🔧 This 3d-two-source-interference.js uses Three.js

2D interference of two oscillating sources

🔧 This 2d-two-source-interference.js is 100% JavaScript
👉 Based on interference.html by Daniel V. Schroeder (Weber State University)
🔑 Updated, refactored and extended by Zeger Hendrikse

Distance:

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The physics of superposition

This excellent visual guide originates from House of Physics.

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