https://github.com/tomlobato/newton-rocks

Numerical solution for Newtonian Gravitation in the Solar System
https://github.com/tomlobato/newton-rocks

gravitation physics ruby simulation

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Numerical solution for Newtonian Gravitation in the Solar System

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tomlobato/newton-rocks
• Owner: tomlobato
• Created: 2018-12-11T01:12:06.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-21T20:14:44.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-05T10:36:26.701Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: gravitation, physics, ruby, simulation
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage:
• Size: 15 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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![Sample Animation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tomlobato/solar_system_mechanics/master/assets/sample.gif)

# Dependencies

Gem mittsu: https://github.com/jellymann/mittsu

# Run

```bash

sudo apt-get install libglfw3 # on ubuntu

gem install mittsu

./solar.rb

```

# Refs

[Feynman Lectures - Planetary motions](http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_09.html#Ch9-S7)

![Gravitational Force Equation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tomlobato/solar_system_mechanics/master/assets/gravity.png)

# TODO

- Moons

- Body rotation

- Body inclination

- Asteroid belt

- Dwarf planets

- Gather real initial conditions (position, velocity)

- Configuration presets: 

    - object choosing

    - size overriding

- Real clock

- Motion by uniform time steps