Wave Interference

Visualize constructive and destructive interference from two coherent point sources.

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Wave Interference

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Keyboard: Space toggles play, R resets, ] steps forward, [ returns to the initial state.

A ripple-tank style simulation that color maps the superposed displacement field from two sources. Frequency, wavelength, separation, and phase offset change the fringe pattern in real time.

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