body {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
background-color: black;
}
const WIDTH = window.innerWidth;
const HEIGHT = window.innerHeight;
const PIXEL_SIZE = 4;
const SCALE = WIDTH > 1000 ? WIDTH / 1000 : 1;
const UNIT_SIZE = Math.max(WIDTH, HEIGHT) * 400;
const THRESHOLD = 0.5;
const ROWS = Math.floor(HEIGHT / PIXEL_SIZE) + 1;
const COLS = Math.floor(WIDTH / PIXEL_SIZE) + 1;
/**
* The base unit of charge
* which depends on the screen size and pixel size and controls the power of force
* */
const UNIT_CHARGE = PIXEL_SIZE * UNIT_SIZE;
class Circle {
constructor(x, y, v, s = 4) {
this.centre = [x, y];
this.velocity = v;
this.q = s;
}
// Outputs field values in range of [0, MAX_VALUE]
// MAX_VALUE is as defined inside function.
fieldPotential(x, y) {
// Simulate infinity. MAX field value when on the charge itself. i.e. the center
const MAX_VALUE = 100000;
// r: distance from the center
// We want the function to fall sharply so we don't sqrt
const r = (this.centre[0] - x) ** 2 + (this.centre[1] - y) ** 2;
// If r is 0, then return MAX_VALUE
const potential = r > 0 ? (this.q * UNIT_CHARGE) / (r * r) : MAX_VALUE;
return potential > THRESHOLD ? potential : 0;
}
move() {
// If we hit the left or right of the screen
if (this.centre[0] < 0 || this.centre[0] >= WIDTH) {
// Horizontal velocity becomes opposite
this.velocity[0] = -this.velocity[0];
}
this.centre[0] = this.centre[0] - this.velocity[0];
// If we hit the top or bottom of the screen
if (this.centre[1] < 0 || this.centre[1] >= HEIGHT) {
// Vertical velocity becomes opposite
this.velocity[1] = -this.velocity[1];
}
this.centre[1] = this.centre[1] - this.velocity[1];
}
}
/**
*
* @param {number} x
* @param {number} y
* @param {Array<Circle>} circles
* @returns {number} sum of force
*/
function totalPotential(x, y, circles) {
return circles.reduce(
(initialValue, circle) => initialValue + circle.fieldPotential(x, y),
0
);
}
function randomInRange(min, max) {
return Math.random() * (max - min) + min;
}
const circles = [null, null, null].map(
() =>
new Circle(
randomInRange(0, WIDTH),
randomInRange(0, HEIGHT),
[randomInRange(-SCALE, SCALE), randomInRange(-SCALE, SCALE)],
randomInRange(UNIT_SIZE, UNIT_SIZE + PIXEL_SIZE * 100)
)
);
// Add grid points from 0 to screen width and 0 to screen height
function setup() {
createCanvas(WIDTH - 4, HEIGHT - 4);
}
function draw() {
clear();
circles.forEach((circle) => circle.move());
for (let i = 0; i < COLS; i++) {
for (let j = 0; j < ROWS; j++) {
const fieldPotential = totalPotential(
i * PIXEL_SIZE,
j * PIXEL_SIZE,
circles
);
let pointOpacity = fieldPotential;
strokeWeight(10);
// We only want to get gradient by changing green from [100, 200]
const gradient = 100 + j * (100 / ROWS);
fill(225, gradient, 25, pointOpacity);
strokeWeight(0);
square(i * PIXEL_SIZE, j * PIXEL_SIZE, PIXEL_SIZE);
strokeWeight(10);
}
}
}
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