Projected View. The system is viewed along the orbital
axis. Colors indicate the value of the entropy function
a(S); blue indicates low values, while red indicates high
values.
Long movie (4.7 Mb);
short movie (1.2 Mb);
frames (184 kb).
Meridional Slice. Only the 4096 particles nearest the
orbital plane at each instant are shown. Viewing angle and
color scheme are as above. The same slice of 4096 particles is
shown in the following animations as well.
Long movie (4.7 Mb);
short movie (1.2 Mb);
frames (183 kb).
Viscous Dissipation. Here color indicates viscous
dissipation in shocks; dark blue regions are adiabatic, while
bright red indicates the strongest shocks. A meridional slice
is shown.
Long movie (4.7 Mb);
short movie (1.2 Mb);
frames (169 kb).
Density. Here color indicates gas density; dark blue
regions have the lowest densities, bright red regions have the
highest. A meridional slice is shown.
Long movie (4.8 Mb);
short movie (1.2 Mb);
frames (185 kb).
Internal Energy. Here color indicates internal energy
or temperature; blue regions are cool, red regions are hot. A
meridional slice is shown.
Long movie (4.7 Mb);
short movie (1.2 Mb);
frames (172 kb).