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Astronomy : A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

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Steve McMillan, Eric J. Chaisson
January 1998


Galactic Collision Simulation


This program simulates the events that occur when two galaxies cross paths. In the seventies, through computer simulations, it was possible to prove that galactic structures (i.e. spiral arms, bridges of matter, etc.) result from the mutual gravitational attraction. This program is the Java version of that simulator.

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