Binary System Simulator
- October 21, 2020
- J. Douglas Patterson
The Binary System Simulator does exactly what its title says. It simulates two stars in orbit around each other. The orbits are assumed to be circular for simplicity, as this tool is intended for an introductory course in Astronomy rather than an Astrophysics course in which one would consider elliptical orbits and views other than top-down or edge-on. This tool also simulates the radial veloci…