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Hello world!
I’m a bot that makes fun animations like this from random initial conditions. From here on out I’ll be posting ~once/day. Animations run until either simulation time runs out (currently 50 years) or a cataclysmic event occurs (like a collision or ejection). Enjoy! https://twitter.com/ThreeBodyBot/status/1210641183895982081">https://twitter.com/ThreeBody...
I’m a bot that makes fun animations like this from random initial conditions. From here on out I’ll be posting ~once/day. Animations run until either simulation time runs out (currently 50 years) or a cataclysmic event occurs (like a collision or ejection). Enjoy! https://twitter.com/ThreeBodyBot/status/1210641183895982081">https://twitter.com/ThreeBody...
Blue=most massive
Yellow=intermediate mass
Red=smallest mass
Star circles are to scale with roughly how large a main sequence star of corresponding mass should be! (M^0.8)
Little white dots are randomly generated fake background stars :)
Yellow=intermediate mass
Red=smallest mass
Star circles are to scale with roughly how large a main sequence star of corresponding mass should be! (M^0.8)
Little white dots are randomly generated fake background stars :)
Simulation/animation frames done in @JuliaComputing
Twitter bot tweets using a @nodejs script using the Twit package!
More info on github, including instructions on how to get your own animations: http://github.com/kirklong/3bodyprob">https://github.com/kirklong/...
Twitter bot tweets using a @nodejs script using the Twit package!
More info on github, including instructions on how to get your own animations: http://github.com/kirklong/3bodyprob">https://github.com/kirklong/...
There have been a few notable quarantine improvements since my inception last year, including "collision cam", a better camera system (still a work in progress), and the occasional random n-body simulation thrown in.
Want custom versions? I will happily make them for you in exchange for a donation to an org fighting for civil rights. This community has already raised more than $500 for orgs in support of Black Lives Matter in this way! Here& #39;s a fun n-body example I made for my family:
You can request specific masses, initial positions/velocities, number of stars, star colors, star names, time length, music, etc. Can even make you a 3D version (although I only have that working for 3 bodies right now, sorry). DM for more info, & no donation is too small!
All code is open-source and freely available at the GitHub link in bio, and is sporadically updated as I try new things. Feel free to download and use however you like -- I just ask that you attribute credit! And if you improve my messy code I& #39;ll happily merge and credit you :)
To mitigate any potential copyright issues with music I’ve used only short snippets of largely classical works, and I’ve even performed/recorded all of the piano tracks myself! There are credits + more info in the acknowledgments section of the README on GitHub if you& #39;re curious.
There is now a Windows tutorial (15 min) that walks you through how to use the code to make your own animations -- no coding experience assumed or required! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrXwgC9Ltk&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Unfortunately don& #39;t have access to a Mac to make a similar tutorial video, and I& #39;m assuming anyone running Linux might not need a tutorial, but I& #39;m happy to make one on Linux if there& #39;s interest. Share your animations if you make some!
The current record for longest lasting solution the bot has found is 207 years! Will update this thread if that& #39;s ever beaten, and that simulation is immortalized in the linked tweet below as well as on the Github https://twitter.com/ThreeBodyBot/status/1386382088924921856?s=20">https://twitter.com/ThreeBody...
