A Coordinate System for Dynamical Instabilities in Hierarchical Systems in REBOUND
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| author | Lu, Tiger Brown, Garett |
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| contents | We implement coordinates suitable for studying wide binary systems in TRACE, a hybrid integrator in the widely used open-source N-body integration package REBOUND. This is a regime in which traditional hybrid integrators perform poorly. The coordinate system supports close encounters between any pair of bodies in the system. We describe the implementation of this coordinate system and benchmark its performance against other integrators in the REBOUND ecosystem. In tests of planet-planet scattering, stellar flybys, and ZLK oscillations. TRACE in wide binary coordinates is qualitatively correct when other hybrid methods fail, and in many cases returns statistically similar results to the high-precision IAS15 integrator with up to 9x speedups. We also provide some guidelines for when use of these coordinates are appropriate. |
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| spellingShingle | A Coordinate System for Dynamical Instabilities in Hierarchical Systems in REBOUND Lu, Tiger Brown, Garett Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics We implement coordinates suitable for studying wide binary systems in TRACE, a hybrid integrator in the widely used open-source N-body integration package REBOUND. This is a regime in which traditional hybrid integrators perform poorly. The coordinate system supports close encounters between any pair of bodies in the system. We describe the implementation of this coordinate system and benchmark its performance against other integrators in the REBOUND ecosystem. In tests of planet-planet scattering, stellar flybys, and ZLK oscillations. TRACE in wide binary coordinates is qualitatively correct when other hybrid methods fail, and in many cases returns statistically similar results to the high-precision IAS15 integrator with up to 9x speedups. We also provide some guidelines for when use of these coordinates are appropriate. |
| title | A Coordinate System for Dynamical Instabilities in Hierarchical Systems in REBOUND |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01005 |