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EtiC is a galaxy simulation software that generates and renders a mock galaxy for rational estimation of the number of extraterrestrial civilizations. Stars and planets are simulated with plausible physical characteristics, based on user-adjustable parameters. An EtiC simulation run consists to generate a galaxy disk physical stars, associate planets to the stars, and for habitable planets, simulate the life stages evolution until extinction. A visual animation of the galaxy and user selection of highlighted star-planet objects is provided, together with statistics (25+ graphs) and estimates of Drake equation factors. ...

Mizar is an N-body gravitational simulator. Given a starting setup consisting of the masses, positions, and velocities of any number of objects (conceptually, planets and stars), Mizar calculates and draws how they subsequently move according to their velocities and the influence of each other's gravity. Requirements: * KDE 4.4.5 * Qt 4.6.2 Requirements to build: * KDE 4.4.5 dev files (e.g., provided by kdelibs5-dev in Ubuntu 10.04) * Qt 4.6.2 dev files (e.g., libqt4-dev on Ubuntu 10.04) * libgsl (e.g., libgsl0-dev on Ubuntu 10.04) * cmake * gcc, g++ 4.4.3 * python 2.6

A framework for generating a random universe populated with random stars, planets, etc. Uses the laws of physics and the known periodic table of elements for computations.