About this Simulation

This interactive simulator models nuclear binary systems where two nuclear bodies orbit their common centre of mass. Learners can manipulate key variables including orbital radius, reduced mass, potential energy, and centre-of-mass position to observe how these parameters affect orbital behaviour, energy distribution, and system dynamics in real time.

Learning objectives: Understand how nuclear forces and gravitational interactions govern binary orbital mechanics | Investigate the relationship between orbital parameters and system energy states | Analyse how changes in mass distribution and separation distance influence orbital stability and decay