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🪐 Restricted Three-Body Problem: Roche Lobes (2D)

A test particle moves under two massive primaries orbiting their barycentre in the corotating frame. Click to launch particles, tune the mass ratio and Jacobi constant, and watch RK4-integrated trajectories interact with the Roche equipotentials, Lagrange points L1-L5 and the zero-velocity curve.

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A test particle moves under two massive primaries orbiting their barycentre in the corotating frame. Click to launch particles, tune the mass ratio and Jacobi constant, and watch RK4-integrated trajectories interact with the Roche equipotentials, Lagrange points L1-L5 and the zero-velocity curve.

Orbital MechanicsLagrange PointsChaosAstrophysicsRK4Physics

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

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