Final project for Astronomy 390 - Computational Astrophysics.
The goal of this project is to:
- Create a new symplectic integration algorithm based upon the 4th-Order Yoshida Method.
- Use this algorithm to plot the orbits of the exoplanets around Tau Ceti.
This page is organized as follows:
earth - contains initial codes that test the Yoshida method on just our home planet.
euler - a program using Euler's Method of Integration instead of the Yoshida Method, mainly to compare errors between methods.
solar_system - expand the Yoshida code to account for a multi-body system.
tau_ceti - directory containing the main simulation files for Tau Ceti.
