EMANIM is an application for visualizing electromagnetic waves. EMANIM can help the user understand a wide range of phenomena related to electromagnetic waves, from the simplest such as a single wave in vacuum to the most complex such as circular dichroism.

EMANIM Features
Live, three-dimensional presentation, Interactive rotation and zooming with the mouse
Continuous animation of wave propagation
Any or both of two waves and optionally their superposition can be displayed
Vectors of the electric field are shown at two planes intersecting the path of the light
Wave parameters such as type of polarization, wavelength, amplitude and phase difference can be interactively varied
To visualize the interaction of light and matter, a piece of material can be placed into the path of the light
Properties of this material such as length, extinction coefficients and indices of refraction can be interactively varied
19 predefined parameter sets representing important physical phenomena
A brief explanation of each phenomenon is displayed whenever the user selects a phenomenon from the menu
Phenomena from the following basic categories:
- Types of polarization (linear, circular),
- Superposition of waves, Interference of waves
- Interaction of light and matter (absorption, refraction)
- Light in anisotropic materials (dichroism and birefringence)
- Light in optically active materials(circular dichroism and birefringence)
Hints are displayed to suggest parameters to vary in order to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon at hand
Five predefined views to show the phenomena from the most optimal "camera angles"