The nMod Toolkit User Manual

History

A little about the origins of nMod.

Announcements

News about releases, intermediate changes to source code, planned updates, and changes to the website. I recommend you check this each time you visit.

Section One: n-Body Modelling Guide

This is introductory material, intended for those who are new to the subject of n-Body modelling

Lesson One

What is an n-Body model?

Lesson Two

Gravitation

Lesson Three

The Particle-Particle Method

Section Two: The Design and Implementation of nMod's n-Body Model

This section describes nMod's n-Body model, and the file formats it utilises.

The nMod n-Body Model Technical details: Part 1

Calculating Motion: How the nMod n-Body model works

The nMod n-Body Model Technical details: Part 2

Preparation and Loading of Projects into nMod: the nmp file

The nMod n-Body Model Technical details: Part 3

Recording of n-Body time series data: the nbo file

The nMod n-Body Model Technical details: Part 4

Additional Properties of the nMod n-Body Model

Section Three: Creating new nmp project files

This section explains how to make new project files for the nMod toolkit

Creating new NMP files

Using the JPL Horizons database to build models of the real Solar System

Section Four: Integration Functions

This section describes the two integration functions available in the nMod n-Body model

The Integration Methods in nMod: Part 1

Introduction

The Integration Methods in nMod: Part 2

The Midpoint Integration Method

The Integration Methods in nMod: Part 3

The Runge-Kutta Fourth Order Integration Method

Section Five: Compiling the nMod Toolkit

This section covers compilation of the nMod toolkit under Linux and Windows.

Compiling the nMod Toolkit: Part 1

Compilation under Linux

Compiling the nMod Toolkit: Part 2

Compilation under Windows

Compiling the nMod Toolkit: Part 3

Setting up Mingw in Windows

Compiling the nMod Toolkit: Part 4

Compilation of the nMod toolkit using Visual Studio

Section Six: Using the nMod Toolkit

This section covers using the reference build of the nMod toolkit in Linux and Windows.

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 1

Using the nMod Toolkit n-Body model under Linux

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 2

Using the nMod Toolkit n-Body model under Windows

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 3

Using the nMod Toolkit nbo viewer nBview under Linux

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 4

Using the nMod Toolkit nbo viewer nBview under Windows

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 5

nbo2txt - making nbo files human readable

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 6

nbojoin - combining existing nbo files

Using the nMod Toolkit: Part 7

nbofix, repairing broken nbo files

Dr Carey Pridgeon 2008 - carey.pridgeon@gmail.com