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Cosmos++ Torus Stability (2d vs. 3d):

Stable 2d Torus:


Initial Torus


t=10 Orbital Periods


t=30 Orbital Periods

Unstable 3d Torus:


Initial Torus


t=1.0 Orbital Period


t=1.5 Orbital Periods


t=2.0 Orbital Periods



Ken Henisey
Graduate Student
Department of Physics
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530