Applets on the Internet

• Projectile motion: from the University of Oregon
  • Applet: Java Cannon

• Simulations from Syracuse University

• Physlets from Davidson College

Applets from PHY 410/505 Computational Physics

• Newton's law of gravitation: study a mini-solar system consisting of Sun, Earth, and Jupiter. Increase Jupiter's mass and watch the Earth go wild!
  • Mini Solar System

• Molecular dynamics simulation of a gas of molecules interacting via Lennard-Jones forces.
  • Applet: MDSimulation

• Electrostatics: place electric charges and watch electric field lines being drawn.
  • Applet: FieldLine

• Quantum mechanics: Find wavefunctions of a particle in a potential and watch a wave-packet scattering from a barrier.
  • Applet: Eigen2
  • Applet: TDSE

• Statistical mechanics: Watch a Metropolis demon generate a Gaussian function using random numbers, and study a system of magnetic spins.
  • Applet: Gaussian
  • Applet: Ising

• Percolation: modeling oil deposits in a porus rock.
  • Applet: Percolation

• Fractals: growth of a surface by random accretion.
  • Applet: Surface Growth

• Conway's Game of Life: study the evolution of colonies of life forms.
  • Applet: Game of Life Cellular Automaton

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