Details

Move the time slider to rotate the balls around the center sphere.

The radius of the center sphere is 2.

The radii of the balls are 1 at the start, but can be changed (between 0.1 and 3) with the slider. Note that the apparent size of the center sphere will change when the slider is moved, because the plot range is adjusted automatically.

Slider "delay 1" controls the difference (in degrees) between the purple and the yellow ball.

Slider "delay 2" controls the difference (in degrees) between the red and the yellow ball.

Balls on the same orbit are always equidistant. If you select two balls per orbit, they are 180 degrees apart. If you select three balls per orbit, they are 120 degrees apart.

You can separately switch off the display of the center sphere or the display of the three black circles.

Collision test:

The distances between all visible balls are permanently recalculated by the system while the time slider is moved.

The smallest distance between any two balls is indicated on the left. If only one orbit is selected, the number is set to 1. This number should always be greater than or equal to zero. If it is negative, a collision has occurred, and the central sphere will turn black.

The collision test can be switched off with the "test collision" checkbox.