Galaxy model

Version 3.0 (1.5 KB) by Nicolas Douillet
A function to compute and display a galaxy point cloud (spiral or elliptic), with some tunable parameters (shape, number of arms, etc...)
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Updated 25 Jul 2024
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Design your own galaxy ! :-)
For pedagogic / scientific diffusion purposes. Is not a rigorous astrophysical model.
F5 in galaxy_model.m or galaxy_model; in console to run the program and plot the figure.
A lot of parameters -curvature, number of arms, number of stars and many others- are available in the file header to tune the shape of the model.
Since these parameters are quite sensitive, my advice is to first test them individually -one by one- to understand their influence.
Please don't forget to rate this code if it helped you. Thanks ;-)
Some additional examples you can get with this code :
Spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxy
Elliptic galaxy

Cite As

Nicolas Douillet (2024). Galaxy model (https://github.com/NicolasDouillet/galaxy_model/releases/tag/v3.0), GitHub. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2019b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
3.0

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/NicolasDouillet/galaxy_model/releases/tag/v3.0
2.6

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/NicolasDouillet/galaxy_model/releases/tag/v2.6
2.5

Added one parameter set example for elliptic galaxy type
2.4

Updated file name in description
2.3

Fixed colormap figure bug
2.2

Name, cover img, typo
2.1

Profile view option + typo
2.0

Model improvement with some extra parameters (distribution, Markers, colors, etc), profile view, parameter set examples, description.
1.0.0

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