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For anyone interesting in toying with a Barnes-Hut gravity simulator that can handle lots of particles and produce pretty pictures, here's one I made last year

For anyone interesting in toying with a Barnes-Hut gravity simulator that can handle lots of particles and produce pretty pictures, here's one I made last year for fun. https://github.com/PWhiddy/Nbody-Gravity https://github.com/PWhiddy/Nbody-Gravity Takes about a minute to set up and start generating images and video (mac/linux only, sorry)

inetsee 9y ago
"(mac/linux only, sorry)" Don't be sorry. There's lots of software out there that I am interested in from a quick read of its description, but I have to pass on it because it's either Mac-only, or Windows-only. (And, yes, I am aware of Wine and the existence of some emulators for older versions of the Mac OS.)
- oh_sigh 9y ago
  Also, the AWS free tier lets you get a windows VM for 750 hrs/month for absolutely $0.
  - tehsauce 9y ago
    I have actually tested this nbody sim on the aws linux free tier :)
JorgeGT 9y ago
> mac/linux only, sorry Don't be. Perfect use case for the Windows Linux Subsystem: https://i.imgur.com/v0b9Nmh.png https://i.imgur.com/v0b9Nmh.png