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Classical Helium Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The EJS Classical Helium Model is an example of a three-body problem that is similar to the gravitational three-body problem of a heavy sun and two light planets. The important difference is that the helium atom's two electrons repel one another, unlike the planetary case where the intraplanetary interaction is attractive.

The EJS Classical Helium 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_mech_orbits_ClassicalHelium.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

An OSP program implementation of this model is also available.  Search the OSP collection for classical helium.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in Two Dimensions
= Central Forces
General Physics
- Computational Physics
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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June 3, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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W. Christian, Computer Program CLASSICAL HELIUM MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8691&DocID=1089).
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W. Christian, Computer Program CLASSICAL HELIUM MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8691&DocID=1089>.
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Christian, W. (2009). Classical Helium Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8691&DocID=1089
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Christian, Wolfgang. Classical Helium Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2009. Java 1.5. 11 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8691&DocID=1089>.
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An OSP Java program that implements the classical helium model. Both the EJS model and OSP program produce the same output.

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