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(C) 2003-2008 by Aldo Vitagliano
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Basically,
SOLEX is a free computer program modelling the N-body
dynamics of the Solar System, and it is the result of a long and
patient
amatorial work by the author (Aldo Vitagliano).
Its
heart is a powerful numerical integrator, and the many additional
functions
make it a greatly flexible program, which at the same time is very
simple to
use and very powerful in its performances. It can just give aesthetic
pleasure
and help in identifying sky objects, or it can be used by an
experienced
researcher as a tool to investigate aspects of the solar system
dynamics such
impact probabilities and chaotic motion. More ...
Last but not least, the software package contains a companion
orbit-determination program (EXORB), suitable
for the determination of orbital elements of minor bodies (asteroids
and comets) from their astrometric observations.
Just to give the flavour of some unique capabilities of Solex, here are
a few
questions that the program can answer:
A few screen shots:
1. The starting screen
and 2. the "Text output" screen
3. The Pleiades and six asteroids in a field of
4°
4. The asteroid belt, projected onto a plane
perpendicular to the Equator
<>5. Apophis on 2029/4/13, seen from Rome 6. The Hildas and the Trojans, in a reference frame corotating with Jupiter
Download the installation file for Solex 10.01 Light:
SETUP10L.ZIP
(updated June 21, 2008, problems fixed)
Download the English manual:
Solex100.doc
(updated June 15, 2008)
Download the ExOrb manual:
ExOrb64.doc (updated
January 2007)
Scarica il manuale in
Italiano:
Solex9It.doc
(ancora vecchia versione, Settembre 2006)
Download the latest executable
update: SLX1004.ZIP
(updated October 19, 2008).
The very
first DOS version, with BASIC source code: SOLEX1.ZIP
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latest update: October 19, 2008
Any
comment, inquiry or suggestion is appreciated: alvitagl@unina.it