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🪐 Orbital Resonance Dynamics (2D): Kirkwood Gaps from a Restricted Three-Body Integration with Jupiter

2D companion of the orbital resonance sim: a restricted three-body leapfrog integration of up to 400 asteroids with Jupiter, showing mean-motion resonances pumping eccentricity and opening Kirkwood gaps, with Kepler III and conservation checks.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

The 2D companion of the orbital resonance dynamics sim: a restricted three-body integration of an asteroid belt with Jupiter, showing mean-motion resonances pumping eccentricity and opening Kirkwood gaps, with checks of Kepler's third law and conservation laws.

Orbital ResonanceKirkwood GapsThree-Body ProblemAsteroid BeltCelestial Mechanics

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