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Two-Body Orbits JS Model
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Wolfgang Christian
The Two-Body Orbits JavaScript Model shows the motion of two objects (e.g., binary star or moon-planet system) interacting via Newton's law of universal gravitation. It is designed to teach physics, Earth science, and environmental science topics by showing the spatial path of objects around their common center of mass (barycenter). Default units are chosen for Earth obit about our Sun so that the distance unit is one astronomical unit and the time unit is one year.
The Two-Body Orbits JS Model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) version 5. Although EJS 5 is a Java program, it can create stand alone JavaScript programs that run in almost any PC or tablet browser.
Error in speed?
Author: Kristen Larson I think that there is a factor of 2 error in the speed. Two 0.5 m_sun stars separated by a = 1 AU in circular orbits should have orbital speeds of pi AU/year, not 2pi AU/year.
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