https://github.com/aaronmcleancs/particlebox

Multithreaded particle dynamics engine using spatial hashing and quad tree collision detection to simulate forces among particles.
https://github.com/aaronmcleancs/particlebox

data-structures high-performance-computing multithreading physics-simulation sdl2

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Multithreaded particle dynamics engine using spatial hashing and quad tree collision detection to simulate forces among particles.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/aaronmcleancs/particlebox
• Owner: aaronmcleancs
• Created: 2024-08-17T09:31:52.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-07T18:11:07.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-07T19:25:55.776Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: data-structures, high-performance-computing, multithreading, physics-simulation, sdl2
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 509 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
Performant Computing Particle Simulation

Multithreaded particle simulation written in C++ using SDL2. Simulates basic physics interactions between thousands of particles.

Features

Spatial Partitioning

Replaced brute-force O(N²) collision checks with a partitioned grid.

Multithreading

Divided the particle set into chunks processed in parallel using threads.

Memory Management & Random Generation

Pre-allocated particle storage and replaced rand() with modern, thread-local rngs.

Installation

Prerequisites

- Homebrew (for macOS users)

- C++ compiler supporting C++11 or later

- SDL2 and SDL2_ttf libraries

Steps

1. Install SDL2 and SDL2_ttf

   brew install sdl2 sdl2_ttf

2. Build the Project

   make

3. Run the Simulator

   ./ParticleSimulator