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1 # StarSim 2 Some coursework for the OCR A-Level 2015 specification. 3 4 # Description 5 A solar system simulator, that will be viewed in 3 dimensions, that accurately simulates the orbits of bodies around each other. 6 7 # Features 8 - Allows a user to generate a random solar system 9 - Allows a user to place a body from a database of known bodies into the solar system 10 - Allows a user to view the surface a given body 11 - Allows a user to simulate the solar system with as high an accuracy as possible 12 - Advanced algorithms would be used to ensure that the attraction between the bodies was calculated efficiently 13 14 # Stakeholders 15 - Teachers teaching the basics of physics and the solar system in an interactive manner 16 - Astronomy enthusiasts who want to simulate given solar systems 17 - Casual users who find astronomy interesting and want to play around with random solar systems and watch them evolve over time 18 19 # Miscellaneous Details 20 Uses Entitiy Framework Core with a SQLite backend for ease of use and portability.