Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model
written by
Juan Aguirregabiria
edited by
Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion model displays the dynamics of two masses orbiting each other subject to Newtonian gravity. The simulation displays the motion of the masses in the inertial reference frame and the relative motion as seen from one of the masses. The initial energy of the system can be changed via textbox and the ratio of masses can be changed via a slider. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.
Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_ehu_central_forces_relative.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models. Additional Ejs models for Newtonian mechanics are available. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using Ejs. download 6kb .zip
Published: September 29, 2008
previous versions
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=7894">Aguirregabiria, Juan. "Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model." Version 1.0.</a>
J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS TWO ORBITING MASSES WITH RELATIVE MOTION MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7894&DocID=670).
J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS TWO ORBITING MASSES WITH RELATIVE MOTION MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7894&DocID=670>.
Aguirregabiria, J. (2008). Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7894&DocID=670
Aguirregabiria, Juan. "Ejs Two Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7894&DocID=670 (accessed 22 January 2025).
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The Ejs Orbiting Masses with Relative Motion Model simulates two bodies orbiting each other due to Newtonian gravitation; Physlet Illustration 12.2 is a similar model.