written by
Wolfgang Christian, Mario Belloni, and Anne Cox
educational validator:
Bethany Zach
The GR Classical Exploding program uses Newtonian mechanics to simulate the orbits of objects that explode near a central massive object. It also shows the effective potential of the orbiting particle. The default configuration is an explosion located at r = 1.
GR Classical Exploding is part of a suite of Open Source Physics programs that model aspects of General Relativity. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the gr_classical_exploding.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. Other programs provide additional visualizations. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or General Relativity.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.5 of Java.
GR Classical Exploding Documentation
A pdf document that briefly describes the GR Classical Exploding program. It describes how to use the gr_classical_exploding.jar file and contains short tutorial exercises for use with the gr_classical_exploding.jar file. download 91kb .pdf
Published: May 23, 2008
GR Classical Exploding Distribution
The materials distributed in this zip file are in support of the GR Classical Exploding program. This distribution contains the GR Classical Exploding program, documentation, and exercises for use with the GR Classical Exploding. download 623kb .zip
Published: May 23, 2008
W. Christian, M. Belloni, and A. Cox, Computer Program GR CLASSICAL EXPLODING PROGRAM (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7225&DocID=382).
W. Christian, M. Belloni, and A. Cox, Computer Program GR CLASSICAL EXPLODING PROGRAM (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7225&DocID=382>.
Christian, W., Belloni, M., & Cox, A. (2008). GR Classical Exploding Program [Computer software]. Retrieved March 23, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7225&DocID=382
Christian, W, M. Belloni, and A. Cox. "GR Classical Exploding Program." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7225&DocID=382 (accessed 23 March 2025).
Christian, Wolfgang, Mario Belloni, and Anne Cox. GR Classical Exploding Program. Computer software. 2008. Java 1.5. 23 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7225&DocID=382>.
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