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🌀 Galaxy Formation by Gravitational Collapse: 2D Face-on and Edge-on

2D N-body galaxy formation with face-on and edge-on views.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version

Details

CategorySpace & Astronomy

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsSliders for cloud spin, random motion, dark halo mass, gas cooling, softening, intruder mass, particle count and speed, plus a one-cloud or two-cloud merger selector and view modes; drag and throw the intruder with the mouse or touch, scroll to zoom; presets for spiral, elliptical, cold collapse, merger and flyby.

galaxy formationN-body simulationdark matter halogravitational collapsegalaxy mergerdisc galaxy

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⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D N-body model of a rotating gas cloud collapsing inside a dark halo into a disc or elliptical galaxy, shown face-on and edge-on with live half-mass radius, flattening and virial-ratio readouts.

galaxy formationN-body simulationdark matter halogravitational collapsegalaxy mergerdisc galaxy

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