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🌌 Galactic Collision (2D): Tidal Tails from a Restricted N-Body Encounter with Spin and Mass-Ratio Controls

2D companion of the galactic collision simulation: two softened gravity centres with thousands of test stars, tidal tails, mass ratio, impact parameter and spin direction controls, with orbit and energy checks.

Special Relativity2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the galactic collision simulation: two softened gravity centres and thousands of test stars on a leapfrog integrator, tidal bridges and tails for prograde and retrograde disks, with orbit-period and conservation checks.

Galaxy CollisionN-BodyTidal TailsOrbital DynamicsGravity

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