First off, sorry to revive this ancient thread. Basically, I would like to look more into this subject, and now that I have had a good (well, better) handle on basica calculus, I think I might have a shot.
So, a few clarifications if I want to model this on the computer. I need the first...
Pervect: Ahh, I understand now. Thanks for working that out for me. I didn't realize (should have, but guess I wasnt thinking) that energy and force were two separate things.
kdkdkd: Yeah, that seems to be the general response (although usually more negative, such as "Go and work on...
Great! Thanks for the help. Couple of simple questions. Why does the equation need to be differentiated (just out of curiosity)? What is it in the undifferentiated form if it is not usable to get the force?
I'll look into the Verlett algorithm more. I believe I have a book around here...
First, hi. This is my first post, and after careful perusing of the forum I *think* this post is in the correct place. Feel free to move it around if not, apologies.
The meat of my questions. I'm a High School student that would like to simulate atoms on the computer. I've been getting...