Computer Simulation of N-Body Interactions

ORAL

Abstract

We set up a model universe consisting of N particles, whose interactions we can specify. With the equations of motion and the Euler-Cromer method to predict the next time step, so far we have simulated the dynamics of the present solar system on a millennial time scale. A work in progress, we have taken steps to create a simulation of Saturnian rings, solar system formation, and other systems.

Authors

  • Curtis McCully

  • Nathaniel Troutman

    • Southern Nazarene University