The Orbitals is a collection of particles operating on one simple rule: choose another particle in the system and orbit it with a fixed radius at a constant velocity. This is variation B (see Orbitals Variation A).
In this variation, a single root particle is instantiated in the center of the stage. All other particles introduced to the system fall into orbit at some level
0000 system of 500 orbital elements exposed over 400 years
0001 system of 500 orbital elements exposed over 400 years
0002 system of 500 orbital elements exposed over 400 years
0003 system of 500 orbital elements exposed over 400 years
1000 an orbital system far far away
Initially particles orbit at a fairly fast velocity. Over time, they slow so that their positions, orbit paths, and parent connections can be clearly rendered.
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It should be noted that this is nothing like an n-body system, where all nodes are affected by the presence of all other nodes. The term ‘orbit’ is being used only to describe the fixed circular motion each particle travels in a hierarchal system.
A1000 several root particles with vertical drag
A1001 several root particles with vertical drag
A variation of the Orbitals (see Orbital Variation A) exists that uses several root nodes, and drags them vertically to transcribe complex circular patterns.
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