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Numerical simulation of N-body orbits and interaction

Posted on:2017-08-05Degree:M.SType:Thesis
University:Indiana University of PennsylvaniaCandidate:Ashi, ArwaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2462390014962003Subject:Mathematics
Abstract/Summary:
This research paper aims to build a mathematical simulation of a n-body problem in two dimensional space and study its temporal advancement. Moreover, the paper examines the break-up of a satellite,"Moon'' orbiting a larger mass,"Earth''. It assumes an initial fragmentation of the satellite object. An example would be break-up of a moon, potentially forming rings about a planet. In order to study this system, this research builds a gravitational planet solar system simulation using a fourth order Runge-Kutta method and varying model parameters.
Keywords/Search Tags:Simulation
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