T
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B
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I
ntegrator
Integration Parameters:
Accuracy:
1.0e-9 Least Accurate
1.0e-10
1.0e-11
1.0e-12
1.0e-13
1.0e-14 Most Accurate
Integration Time:
Orbital Periods
Save Frequency:
days
2 Bodies in Bound Orbit:
Mass of the Sun:
Solar Masses
Mass of the planet:
Solar Masses
Sun to planet distance:
AU
Eccentricity:
3rd Body (of infinitesimal mass)
3rd body is near:
Sun
Planet
Center of Mass
Leading Lagrangian Point
Trailing Lagrangian Point
Displacement from Lagrangian Point:
Velocity of 3rd Body in rotating frame:
x:
AU
V
x
:
Km/s
y:
AU
V
y
:
Km/s
z:
AU
V
z
:
Km/s
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Three Body Integrator written by Heather Cohen
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