N-body animation

Version 1.31 (1.54 KB) by Silas Henderson
System of point-masses following inverse square law
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Updated 17 Sep 2020

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Short script for N-body simulation. Parameters adjustable in script.

https://youtu.be/6kEXKts7JBY

Notes:
Default is 50 planets.
Try 15 planets if animation is slow/chunky.
Uses SI Euler, so main computational cost is graphics.
Dot sizes are proportional to planet masses.
Feel free to modify/improve.

Cite As

Silas Henderson (2026). N-body animation (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/69834-n-body-animation), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2018b
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1.31

fix name, update video
1.3

replace 'plot, hold on' with 'line'. Also, reformat
1.1.125

remove comments
1.1.124

description
1.1.122

description
1.1.121

comment style
1.1.12

script formatting / style
1.1.11

update description
1.1.1

tags
1.1.0

Clarify Description
1.0.9

none
1.0.8

clip link
1.0.7

okay done for now
1.0.5

none
1.0.4

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1.0.3

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1.0.2

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1.0.1

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1.0.0