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K. Chae (U. Tennessee), D. Edirisinghe (U. Tennessee & Carnegie Mellon U.), E. J. Lingerfelt (U. Tennessee), M. W. Guidry (U. Tennessee & ORNL Physics Division*)
We are developing a series of interactive 3D visualization tools that employ the Java 3D API. We have applied this approach initially to a simple 3-dimensional galaxy collision model (restricted 3-body approximation), with quite satisfactory results. Running either as an applet under Web browser control, or as a Java standalone application, this program permits real-time zooming, panning, and 3-dimensional rotation of the galaxy collision simulation under user mouse and keyboard control. We shall also discuss applications of this technology to 3-dimensional visualization for other problems of astrophysical interest such as neutron star mergers and the time evolution of element/energy production networks in X-ray bursts.
*Managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35 #3
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