henon_heiles_ode

henon_heiles_ode, a MATLAB code which sets up and solves the Henon-Heiles ordinary differential equations (ODE) for the motion of a star moving around a galactic center.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

henon_heiles_ode is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

henon_heiles_ode_test

matlab_ode, MATLAB codes which set up various ordinary differential equations (ODE).

References:

1. Michel Henon, Carl Heiles,
   The applicability of the third integral of motion: Some numerical experiments,
   The Astronomical Journal,
   Volume 69, pages 73-79, 1964.

Source Code:

• henon_heiles_conserved.m, evaluates conserved quantities.
• henon_heiles_deriv.m, returns the right hand side of the ODE.
• henon_heiles_initial.m, defines a consistent initial condition.