Algorithm for the Calculation of the Classical Equations of Motion of an N-Body System
- 1 July 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 10 (7) , 1179-1184
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1664955
Abstract
The equations of motion for N‐body systems are usually integrated by means of a central‐difference algorithm. An alternative average force algorithm is described in this paper. The new method is shown to have both theoretical and practical advantages when compared to the central‐difference method.Keywords
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