henon_heiles_ode

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

Licensing:

The information on this web page is 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

octave_ode, an Octave code which sets 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_choose_xp.m, chooses xp to form a consistent initial condition.
• henon_heiles_conserved.m, evaluates conserved quantities.
• henon_heiles_deriv.m, returns the right hand side of the ODE.
• henon_heiles_parameters.m, returns parameters of the Henon Heiles ODE.
• timestamp.m, prints the YMDHMS date as a timestamp.