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
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