N-body animation

System of point-masses following inverse square law
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Updated Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:15:52 +0000

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Short script for N-body simulation. Parameters adjustable in script.

https://youtu.be/6kEXKts7JBY

Notes:
Default is 50 planets.
Try 15 planets if animation is slow/chunky.
Uses SI Euler, so main computational cost is graphics.
Dot sizes are proportional to planet masses.
Feel free to modify/improve.

Cite As

Silas Henderson (2024). N-body animation (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/69834-n-body-animation), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2018b
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Version Published Release Notes
1.31

fix name, update video

1.3

replace 'plot, hold on' with 'line'. Also, reformat

1.1.125

remove comments

1.1.124

description

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description

1.1.121

comment style

1.1.12

script formatting / style

1.1.11

update description

1.1.1

tags

1.1.0

Clarify Description

1.0.9

none

1.0.8

clip link

1.0.7

okay done for now

1.0.5

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1.0.1

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