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Old 16-12-2009, 12:49 PM
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I reckon a 4 way 5890 rig could just about do a 1 million star similutation in real time.

The best algorithms use a tree forcing approach to come close to order (n log n) - think wrapping everything within a "bubble of stars" as a point source of gravity at its centre of balance to everything outside that bubble.

But its cool to see the simulation fly in real time!
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