package com.thealgorithms.physics; /** * Implements Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. * Provides simple static methods to calculate gravitational force and circular orbit velocity. * * @author [Priyanshu Kumar Singh](https://github.com/Priyanshu1303d) * @see Wikipedia */ public final class Gravitation { /** Gravitational constant in m^3 kg^-1 s^-2 */ public static final double GRAVITATIONAL_CONSTANT = 6.67430e-11; /** * Private constructor to prevent instantiation of this utility class. */ private Gravitation() { } /** * Calculates the gravitational force vector exerted by one body on another. * * @param m1 Mass of the first body (kg). * @param x1 X-position of the first body (m). * @param y1 Y-position of the first body (m). * @param m2 Mass of the second body (kg). * @param x2 X-position of the second body (m). * @param y2 Y-position of the second body (m). * @return A double array `[fx, fy]` representing the force vector on the second body. */ public static double[] calculateGravitationalForce(double m1, double x1, double y1, double m2, double x2, double y2) { double dx = x1 - x2; double dy = y1 - y2; double distanceSq = dx * dx + dy * dy; // If bodies are at the same position, force is zero to avoid division by zero. if (distanceSq == 0) { return new double[] {0, 0}; } double distance = Math.sqrt(distanceSq); double forceMagnitude = GRAVITATIONAL_CONSTANT * m1 * m2 / distanceSq; // Calculate the components of the force vector double fx = forceMagnitude * (dx / distance); double fy = forceMagnitude * (dy / distance); return new double[] {fx, fy}; } /** * Calculates the speed required for a stable circular orbit. * * @param centralMass The mass of the central body (kg). * @param radius The radius of the orbit (m). * @return The orbital speed (m/s). * @throws IllegalArgumentException if mass or radius are not positive. */ public static double calculateCircularOrbitVelocity(double centralMass, double radius) { if (centralMass <= 0 || radius <= 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Mass and radius must be positive."); } return Math.sqrt(GRAVITATIONAL_CONSTANT * centralMass / radius); } }