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"""

Acknowledgement: Converted from the C++ code


Author of the python code: Alankar Dutta & Ranajay Dutta
Pesidency University
Physics Department
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
presiuniv.ac.in
General Description:
====================
This module contains the most up-to-date physical and
astronomical constants in SI units.
"An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics", Appendix I
Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie
Addison Wesley, 2007
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------------"""

#The smallest non-zero number and the number of significant figures


tiny_sp
= 3.4e-38
tiny_dp
= 1.7e-308
tiny_qp
= tiny_dp
sig_fig_sp = 7
sig_fig_dp = 15
sig_fig_qp = sig_fig_dp
eps_sp
= 1E-6
eps_dp
= 1E-15
eps_qp
= eps_dp
#The largest number for given precision
biggest_sp = 3.4e38
biggest_dp = 1.7e308
biggest_qp = biggest_dp
biggest_i2 = 32767
biggest_i4 = 2147483647
biggest_i8 = 9223372036854775807
#Values
pi
two_pi
four_pi
four_pi_o3
pi_over_2
natural_e

related to pi and e
= 3.14159265358979323846264338327950
= 2*pi
= 4*pi
= four_pi/3
= pi/2
= 2.71828182845904523536028747135266

#Conversions for radians to degrees and degrees to radians


degrees_to_radians = pi/180
radians_to_degrees = 180/pi

#Physical constants
G
= 6.673e-11
c
= 2.99792458e08
mu_0
= four_pi*1e-07
epsilon_0 = 1/(mu_0*c*c)
e_C
= 1.602176462e-19
eV
= e_C
keV
= eV*1.0e3
MeV
= eV*1.0e6
GeV
= eV*1.0e9;
h
= 6.62606876e-34
hbar
= h/two_pi
k_B
= 1.3806503e-23
sigma
= 2*pow(pi,5)*pow(k_B,4)/(15*c*c*pow(h,3))
a_rad
= 4*sigma/c
a_rad_o3
= a_rad/3
four_ac_o3 = 4*a_rad_o3*c
m_e
= 9.10938188e-31
m_p
= 1.67262158e-27
m_n
= 1.67492716e-27
m_H
= 1.673532499e-27
u
= 1.66053873e-27
N_A
= 6.02214199e23
R_gas
= 8.314472
a_0
= four_pi*epsilon_0*hbar*hbar/(m_e*e_C*e_C)
R_infty
= m_e*pow(e_C,4)/(64*pow(pi,3)*epsilon_0*epsilon_0*pow(hbar,3)*c)
R_H
= m_p/(m_e + m_p)*R_infty
#Time constants
hr
= 3600
day
= 24*hr
J_yr
= 365.25*day
yr
= 3.15581450e7
T_yr
= 3.155692519e7
G_yr
= 3.1556952e7
#Astronomical length constants
= 1.4959787066e11
= 206264.806*AU
= c*J_yr
#Solar constants
M_Sun
= 1.9891e30
S_Sun
= 1.365e3
L_Sun
= four_pi*AU*AU*S_Sun
R_Sun
= 6.95508e8
Te_Sun
= pow((L_Sun/(four_pi*R_Sun*R_Sun*sigma)),0.25)
AU
pc
ly

#Solar magnitudes
Mbol_Sun
= 4.74
MU_Sun
= 5.67
MB_Sun
= 5.47
MV_Sun
= 4.82
Mbol_Sun_ap = -26.83
MU_Sun_ap = -25.91
MB_Sun_ap = -26.10
MV_Sun_ap = -26.75
BC_Sun
= -0.08
#Earth constants
M_Earth
= 5.9736e24

R_Earth

= 6.378136e6

#Unit Conversions
cm
= 1e-2
gram
= 1e-3
erg
= 1e-7
dyne
= 1e-5
esu
= 3.335640952e-10
statvolt
= 2.997924580e2
gauss
= 1e-4
angstrom
= 1e-10
jansky
= 1e-26

"""
Acknowledgement: Converted from the C++ code
Author of the python code: Alankar Dutta & Ranajay Dutta
Pesidency University
Physics Department
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
presiuniv.ac.in

General Description:
====================
Orbit computes the orbit of a small mass about a much larger mass,
or it can be considered as computing the motion of the reduced mass
about the center of mass.
"An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics", Appendix J
Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie
Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 2007
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------------"""
import Constants
import math
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from prettytable import PrettyTable

class orbit:

#This is the __str__() method to display information on orbit instances


def __str__(self):
message='This program computes the orbit of a small mass about a much la
rger mass,\n or it can be considered as computing the motion of the reduced mass
\n about the center of mass.'
return message

#This is the initializing method


def __init__(self):
"""
From Constants module the following constants will be used:
Constants.G
Constants.AU
Constants.M_Sun
Constants.pi
Constants.two_pi
Constants.yr
Constants.radians_to_degrees
Constants.eps_dp
"""
#Write introductory information for user
print('
Orbit computes the orbit of a small mass about a much larger
mass.\n')
print('
print('
print('
print('
print('

Details of the code are described in: \n')


An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics \n')
Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie \n')
Addison Wesley \n
')
copyright 2007\n\n
')

#Trying to open a new Orbit.txt file or appending to a previous one


#Its just a check to see whether a file can be written on orbital infos
if not the program terminates
try:
orbit_file = open('Orbit.txt', 'a')
orbit_file.write("\n")
except:
try:
orbit_file = open('Orbit.txt', 'w')
orbit_file.write("\n")

except:
print('Unable to open Orbit.txt --- Terminating computation')
self.dummy=input('Enter any character to quit...')
exit()
orbit_file.close()

#Get input from user


def user_input(self):
self.Mstrsun
star (in solar masses): '))
self.aAU
he orbit (in AU):
'))
self.ecc
y:
'))
self.user_input_tuple

= float(input(' Enter the mass of the parent


= float(input(' Enter the semimajor axis of t
= float(input(' Enter the orbital eccentricit
= (self.Mstrsun, self.aAU, self.ecc)

#Convert user entered values to conventional SI units


Mstar
= self.user_input_tuple[0]*Constants.M_Sun
a
= self.user_input_tuple[1]*Constants.AU
self.user_input_tuple_conv = ( Mstar, a, self.ecc)
del self.user_input_tuple
return self.user_input_tuple_conv

#Calculate the orbital period in seconds using Kepler's Third Law


def orbital_period(self,inp_tuple):
P = ((4*(Constants.pi**2)*(inp_tuple[1]**3))/(Constants.G*inp_tuple[0]))
**(0.5)
#Convert the orbital period to years and print the result
print('\n The period of this orbit is ' , (P/Constants.yr), ' yr')
return P
#Enter the number of time steps and the time interval to be printed
def step_time_input(self):
n=int(input('\n\n'+
'Please enter the number of time steps to be calculated and the \n'+
'frequency with which you want time steps printed. \n\n'+
'Note that taking too large a time step during the computation \n'+
'will produce inaccurate results. \n\n'+
'Enter the number of time steps desired for the computation: '))
n+=1 #increment to include t=0 (initial) point
kmax=int(input('\n\n'
'How often do you want time steps to be printed? \n'
'
1 = every time step \n'
'
2 = every second time step \n'
'
3 = every third time step \n'
'
etc. \n\n'
'Frequency: '))
step_tuple = (n, kmax)
return step_tuple
#Print header information for output file

def ouput_file(self,inp_tuple,time):
orbit_file = open('Orbit.txt', 'a')
orbit_file.write('
Elliptical Orbit Data\n\n')
orbit_file.write('
Mstar = ')
orbit_file.write(str(inp_tuple[0]))
orbit_file.write(' Msun\n')
orbit_file.write('
a
= ')
orbit_file.write(str((inp_tuple[1]/Constants.AU)))
orbit_file.write(' AU\n')
orbit_file.write('
revolution time period
= ')
orbit_file.write(str((time/Constants.yr)))
orbit_file.write(' yr\n')
orbit_file.write('
eccentricity
= ')
orbit_file.write(str(inp_tuple[2]))
orbit_file.write('\n\n')

#Start main time step loop


def time_step_loop(self, data_tuple, step_tuple,time_period):
orbit_file = open('Orbit.txt', 'a') #open the file Orbit.txt for printin
g
#Initialize print counter, angle, elapsed time, and time step
counter = 1
#print counter
theta = 0
#angle from direction to per
ihelion (radians)
t
= 0
#elapsed time (s)
dt
= time_period/(step_tuple[0]-1)
#time step (s)
delta = 2*Constants.eps_dp
#allowable error at end of p
eriod
#Start of loop
plotx = []
#collects x co ordinates for plotting
ploty = []
#collects y co ordinates for plotting
r
= 0.0
#Variables inside the loop
LoM
= 0.0
#Variables inside the loop
dtheta = 0.0
#Variables inside the loop
x = PrettyTable(['t (yr)', 'r (AU)', 'theta (deg)', 'x (AU)', 'y (AU)'])
#prepare data Table Headers
x.align['t (yr)'] = 'l'
x.padding_width = 1
while (((theta - Constants.two_pi) < (dtheta/2)) and ((t - time_period)
< dt/2)):
#Calculate the distance from the principal focus using Kepler's Firs
t Law
r = data_tuple[1]*((1 - data_tuple[2]**2)/(1 + (data_tuple[2]*(math.
cos(theta)))))
#If time to print, convert to cartesian coordinates. Be sure to pri
nt last point also
if (counter==1):

x.add_row([(t/Constants.yr),(r/Constants.AU), (theta*Constants.r
adians_to_degrees), ((r*math.cos(theta))/Constants.AU),((r*math.sin(theta))/Cons
tants.AU)])
plotx.append((r*math.cos(theta))/Constants.AU)

ploty.append((r*math.sin(theta))/Constants.AU)

x co ordinates
y co ordinates
orbit_file.write('\n')
#Prepare for the next time step: Update the elapsed time.
t += dt
#Calculate the angular momentum per unit mass, L/m
LoM
= (Constants.G*data_tuple[0]*data_tuple[1]*(1 - data_tuple[
2]**2))**(0.5)
#Compute the next value for theta
dtheta = (LoM/(r**2))*dt
theta += dtheta
#Reset the print counter if necessary
counter += 1
if (counter > step_tuple[1] or (theta - Constants.two_pi)/Constants.
two_pi > delta or (t - time_period)/time_period > delta):
counter = 1
plt.plot(plotx,ploty)
orbit_file.write(str(x))
#plots the Orbit curve
print( '\nOrbit Graph successfully Generated!\n\n' )
print( '\n\nThe computation is finished and the data are in Orbit.txt\n\
n' )
dummy = 'dumb'
dummy = input ( 'Enter any character and hit <enter> to exit: ')

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