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- NPM - Newton PM, a planetary system simulator
- by T. A. (Tim) Jones
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- This program was created primarily as a first time attempt at PM
- programming. It allows the simulation of planetary systems and features
- such things as:
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- multithreading
- animation - using a memory device context to elimate flicker
- dialog box programming
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- The program is pretty much self-explanatory, but some things needs to be noted
- here - all units are in base metric units. For example, speed is in m/s and
- period is in seconds.
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- Another interesting point is the value of the "period" parameter. This value
- determines how long the simulation assumes accelerations to be constant.
- The smaller the value, the more accurate the simulation will be. The higher
- the value, the faster the simulation will be.
-
- I have included some sample simulations for your amusement. Have fun with
- this little resource-eater.
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- If you have any comments, please send me mail on BIX. I am TAJONES there.
-