two_body_ode_test

two_body_ode_test, a MATLAB code which calls two_body_ode(), which defines ordinary differential equations (ODE) which simulate the behavior of two bodies, constrained to lie in a plane, moving under the influence of gravity, with one body much more massive than the other.

Licensing:

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

Related Data and Programs:

two_body_ode, a MATLAB code which defines ordinary differential equations (ODE) which simulate the behavior of two bodies, constrained to lie in a plane, moving under the influence of gravity, with one body much more massive than the other.

Source Code:

• two_body_ode_test.m, calls all the tests.
• two_body_ode_test.sh, runs all the tests.
• two_body_ode_test.txt, the output file.

initial_orbit simulates the problem over approximately two orbits.

• initial_orbit.m, the source code.
• initial_orbit.png, an image of the trajectory.

orbital_decay computes about twenty successive orbits, showing how the orbit gradually decays to a more elliptical form.

• orbital_decay.m, the source code.
• orbital_decay.png, an image of the trajectory.