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Mutually Orbiting Binary Stars

SEselim_tezel•Created September 11, 2015
Mutually Orbiting Binary Stars
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Instructions

This demo employs a 3D interface to display an imagined system of Binary Stars orbiting each other until they eventually unite. The stars move under the influence of dual sources of gravity and are an example of a 2-Body System. Turbo Mode (Shift+Green Flag) may help. Holding Space bar down reveals the orbital paths at a particular view point in space. Up/Down Right/Left arrows and a/z keys rotate the 3D scene along the x,y,z axis.

Description

The 3D interface is a based on a projection algorithm I developed some years ago to make Geometer's Sketchpad display 3D curves. I learned a tremendous amount from @Mr_Pyro_ 3D Wireframe Engine project about optimizing rendering and keyboard effects. Much much thanks.

Project Details

Project ID76244548
CreatedSeptember 11, 2015
Last ModifiedMay 9, 2024
SharedSeptember 13, 2015
Visibilityvisible
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