how laplacian resonances create stable solar systems…
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how laplacian resonances create stable solar systems
Laplacian resonances are how bodies like the moons of Jupiter remain stable after millions of years. The idea is that if you put your objects into a solar system in random positions, they will eventually fly off into chaos, influencing each-others' positions at random. however, if
1. the system is organized in a way such that each body has roughly equivalent mass,
2. the central element is significantly more massive than the smaller elements,
3. the planets are locked in this interesting orbital chain: - the first planet completes its orbit in time T - the second planet completes its orbit in time 2T - the third planet completes its orbit in time 4T
This will create a stable gravitational system in what we would call a 1:2:4 resonance, where, because of their positioning, the gravitational forces net-counterbalance to create a circular orbit for each body in the system!! pretty neat huh?
read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital\_resonance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_resonance
you can check it out and learn about it intuitively in my new space colony simulator, the demo just went live for free https://store.steampowered.com/app/4474070/Stella\_Nova/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/4474070/Stella_Nova/
and i have some web demos you can check out: www.davesgames.io http://www.davesgames.io
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Laplacian resonances are how bodies like the moons of Jupiter remain stable after millions of years. The idea is that if you put your objects into a solar system in random positions, they will eventually fly off into chaos, influencing each-others' positions at random. however, if
1. the system is organized in a way such that each body has roughly equivalent mass,
2. the central element is significantly more massive than the smaller elements,
3. the planets are locked in this interesting orbital chain: - the first planet completes its orbit in time T - the second planet completes its orbit in time 2T - the third planet completes its orbit in time 4T
This will create a stable gravitational system in what we would call a 1:2:4 resonance, where, because of their positioning, the gravitational forces net-counterbalance to create a circular orbit for each body in the system!! pretty neat huh?
read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital\_resonance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_resonance
you can check it out and learn about it intuitively in my new space colony simulator, the demo just went live for free https://store.steampowered.com/app/4474070/Stella\_Nova/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/4474070/Stella_Nova/
and i have some web demos you can check out: www.davesgames.io http://www.davesgames.io
#science
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