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Drop bodies onto a canvas, drag to set their velocity, and watch gravity do the rest — including genuinely stable configurations like the famous figure-eight three-body orbit. A leapfrog integrator (not the naive method that makes orbits spiral out over time) keeps energy and angular momentum honest, with live conservation readouts proving it. Try the solar-system-lite preset or build a random cluster and watch it settle into orbits on its own.
N-Body Gravity Simulator is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Drop bodies onto a canvas, drag to set their velocity, and watch gravity do the rest — including genuinely stable configurations like the famous figure-eight three-body orbit. A leapfrog integrator (not the naive method that makes orbits spiral out over time) keeps energy and angular momentum honest, with live conservation readouts proving it. Try the solar-system-lite preset or build a random cluster and watch it settle into orbits on its own. It runs in your web browser and is free to use, and suits students, teachers and self-learners.
Who it's for: Students, teachers and self-learners
N-Body Gravity Simulator is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Drop bodies onto a canvas, drag to set their velocity, and watch gravity do the rest — including genuinely stable configurations like the famous figure-eight three-body orbit. A leapfrog integrator (not the naive method that makes orbits spiral out over time) keeps energy and angular momentum honest, with live conservation readouts proving it.
Yes. The VTC app catalog lists N-Body Gravity Simulator at no cost, and it runs in your web browser with nothing to install.
It is aimed at students, teachers and self-learners. To start, open https://nbody.apps.vtc.com in your browser.