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🪐 Orbital Mechanics (2D): Top-Down N-Body Map, Kepler Laws, Energy Drift and Vis-Viva

2D companion of the orbital physics simulator: top-down leapfrog N-body map of the Sun and planets or a single test body, with equal-area wedges, Kepler period and vis-viva checks, and live energy-drift and period graphs.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Orbital Mechanics (2D): Top-Down N-Body Map, Kepler Laws, Energy Drift and Vis-Viva ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the orbital physics simulator: top-down leapfrog N-body map of the Sun and planets or a single test body, with equal-area wedges, Kepler period and vis-viva checks, and live energy-drift and period graphs.

orbital mechanicsKepler lawsN-bodyvis-vivaleapfrog

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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