🎨 Particle Physics Simulation

A high-performance particle physics simulation using SIMD instructions and OpenGL.

✨ Features

• 🚀 SIMD-accelerated physics calculations
• 💫 Real-time particle interactions
• 🎯 Elastic collisions with boundaries
• 🌈 Dynamic particle visualization
• 🔄 Spatial hashing for efficient collision detection
• 🎮 Interactive controls

🛠️ Technical Details

• CPU Optimization: Uses AVX2 SIMD instructions for parallel processing
• Memory Management: Custom aligned allocator for SIMD operations
• Physics:
  • Gravitational forces
  • Air resistance
  • Elastic collisions
  • Boundary interactions
• Graphics: OpenGL with GLFW for rendering

🚀 Building and Running

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/particle-sim.git

# Build the project
./build.sh

# Run the simulation
./particle_sim

🎮 Controls

• ESC: Exit simulation
• Number Input: Set particle count at startup
• Parameters:
  • Gravity strength
  • Initial particle speed
  • Air friction coefficient

🖥️ System Requirements

• C++17 compatible compiler
• OpenGL 2.1+
• GLFW3
• CPU with AVX2 support

📊 Performance

The simulation efficiently handles thousands of particles with:

• SIMD-optimized physics calculations
• Spatial partitioning for collision detection
• Multi-threaded updates

🎨 Visualization

• Particles rendered as smooth points
• Color variation based on velocity
• Real-time position updates
• Smooth boundary interactions

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a pull request

🌟 Acknowledgments

• SIMD implementation inspired by modern CPU architecture
• Particle physics based on classical mechanics
• Rendering optimized for real-time visualization

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Made with ❤️ and lots of ⚛️ particles