NBODY6

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
N-body simulation code
gptkbp:application stellar dynamics
computational astrophysics
gptkbp:developer Sverre Aarseth
gptkbp:firstReleased 1999
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NBODY6
gptkbp:license free for academic use
gptkbp:notableFeature GPU acceleration available in NBODY6-GPU
uses Hermite integration scheme
includes regularization techniques for close encounters
gptkbp:predecessor NBODY5
gptkbp:programmingLanguage gptkb:Fortran
gptkbp:purpose simulating gravitational interactions of star clusters
gptkbp:successor NBODY7
gptkbp:website https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~sverre/web/pages/nbody.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:N-body_simulations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7