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19 Jul 2024 19:16:18 EDT (-0400)
  Re: N-body galaxy (~650 Kb bu)  
From: Alastair Murray
Date: 19 May 2002 18:15:30
Message: <3ce82402$1@news.povray.org>
I've actually just watched this over and over, it's beautiful.  Maybe even
inspired me to do something similar of my own, you know of any web sites
that may be useful for helping me?


"James Taylor" <jim### [at] blueyondercouk> wrote in message
news:3ce8164b@news.povray.org...
> Hi all,
>
> I came across some n-body code in a textbook which calculates the
> interaction between a target galaxy, blue centre with red 'stars', and a
> closely passing intruder galaxy, green centre (with stars coming in
version
> 2...)
> I coded the thing into pov sdl and here's one of the nicer examples...the
> formation of spiral arms etc.
> The time scale for this anim is 3.2 billion years
>
> thanks
> jim
>
>
>


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