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#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define pi 3.141592653589793
#define solar_mass (4 * pi * pi)
#define days_per_year 365.24
struct planet {
double x, y, z;
double vx, vy, vz;
double mass;
};
static inline void advance(struct planet bodies[restrict 5], double dt)
{
int i, j;
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
for (j = i + 1; j < 5; j++) {
double dx = bodies[i].x - bodies[j].x;
double dy = bodies[i].y - bodies[j].y;
double dz = bodies[i].z - bodies[j].z;
double dsq = dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz;
double mag = dt / (dsq * sqrt(dsq));
bodies[i].vx -= dx * bodies[j].mass * mag;
bodies[i].vy -= dy * bodies[j].mass * mag;
bodies[i].vz -= dz * bodies[j].mass * mag;
bodies[j].vx += dx * bodies[i].mass * mag;
bodies[j].vy += dy * bodies[i].mass * mag;
bodies[j].vz += dz * bodies[i].mass * mag;
}
}
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
bodies[i].x += dt * bodies[i].vx;
bodies[i].y += dt * bodies[i].vy;
bodies[i].z += dt * bodies[i].vz;
}
}
double energy(struct planet bodies[restrict 5])
{
double e;
int i, j;
e = 0.0;
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
struct planet * b = &(bodies[i]);
e += 0.5 * b->mass * (b->vx * b->vx + b->vy * b->vy + b->vz * b->vz);
for (j = i + 1; j < 5; j++) {
double dx = b->x - bodies[j].x;
double dy = b->y - bodies[j].y;
double dz = b->z - bodies[j].z;
double distance = sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz);
e -= (b->mass * bodies[j].mass) / distance;
}
}
return e;
}
void offset_momentum(struct planet bodies[restrict 5])
{
double px = 0.0, py = 0.0, pz = 0.0;
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
px += bodies[i].vx * bodies[i].mass;
py += bodies[i].vy * bodies[i].mass;
pz += bodies[i].vz * bodies[i].mass;
}
bodies[0].vx = - px / solar_mass;
bodies[0].vy = - py / solar_mass;
bodies[0].vz = - pz / solar_mass;
}
#define NBODIES 5
struct planet bodies[NBODIES] = {
{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, solar_mass },
{
4.84143144246472090e+00,
-1.16032004402742839e+00,
-1.03622044471123109e-01,
1.66007664274403694e-03 * days_per_year,
7.69901118419740425e-03 * days_per_year,
-6.90460016972063023e-05 * days_per_year,
9.54791938424326609e-04 * solar_mass
},
{
8.34336671824457987e+00,
4.12479856412430479e+00,
-4.03523417114321381e-01,
-2.76742510726862411e-03 * days_per_year,
4.99852801234917238e-03 * days_per_year,
2.30417297573763929e-05 * days_per_year,
2.85885980666130812e-04 * solar_mass
},
{
1.28943695621391310e+01,
-1.51111514016986312e+01,
-2.23307578892655734e-01,
2.96460137564761618e-03 * days_per_year,
2.37847173959480950e-03 * days_per_year,
-2.96589568540237556e-05 * days_per_year,
4.36624404335156298e-05 * solar_mass
},
{
1.53796971148509165e+01,
-2.59193146099879641e+01,
1.79258772950371181e-01,
2.68067772490389322e-03 * days_per_year,
1.62824170038242295e-03 * days_per_year,
-9.51592254519715870e-05 * days_per_year,
5.15138902046611451e-05 * solar_mass
}
};
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
int n = atoi(argv[1]);
int i;
offset_momentum(bodies);
printf ("%.9f", energy(bodies));
for (i = 1; i <= n; i++)
advance(bodies, 0.01);
printf ("%.9f", energy(bodies));
return 0;
}
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