GalaxySim BETA

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---------------------------------GalaxySim--------------------------------- An early version of a hyper - accurate particle physics simulation complete with 5 different particle types. Observe many fascinating astronomical bodies and interactions in this realistic simulation. -----------------------------------Particles---------------------------------- Rock(grey): A heavy, dense, hard material that is almost always solid. Forms planets Water(blue): A middle-weight substance that is very low friction and usually liquid Gas(light blue): A light, gaseous material whose particles are bouncy and fast. Star gas(yellow): A gas-like substance that ignites when under immense heat and pressure, turns into radiation. Radiation(orange): A highly bouncy particle that is created when star gas is ignited and burned ------------------Astronomical bodies to watch for----------------- Star: A large gaseous mass of star gas and radiation. Can range between 50 and 400 particles in size, and undergoes a life cycle in which it slowly burns its star gas until it explodes in a supernova(super fun to watch) or slowly releases radiation until it is a dwarf star. Dwarf star: The last stage in the life cycle of a star, often a small ball of radiation held together by a rock or water core. Dirty star: A star with large amounts of rock, water, or gas mixed in. These added materials often serve to stabilize the star and prolong its life. Nebular cloud: These massive open desert-like fields of gas and star gas can span huge distances and serve as the birthplaces of stars and gas giants. Sometimes these can be created by a supernova. When the particles in a section of a nebular cloud get dense enough, their collective gravity is enough to pull them together into a liquid ball. This liquid ball then attracts more of the nebular cloud around it, eventually forming a hot gaseous star or gas giant. Planet: A solid mass with a rock core and often a watery ocean or an gas atmosphere ranging in size from 10 to 100 particles. planets do not necessarily orbit stars but often do. Asteroid: A small version of a planet with not enough gravity to hold an atmosphere or liquid ocean (sometimes contain sheets of ice, which is just water that doesn't move around and vibrate in a liquid fashion) Can often be found just floating around randomly and sometimes at high speeds Gas giant: Gas is a very bouncy material, it requires a large gravitational field to form an atmosphere. Additionally, it is light, therefore it does not weight much even in large amounts. This is why for a mass to be formed with gas particles alone, there need to be at least 50 of them, and some gas giants can reach 200 particles in size. Most gas giants are not purely gas, and contain some water and a rock core. Happy coding - master-0-code