Adapting d3.forceCollide to do elastic collisions (like billiards). You can click and drag the balls.
High school physics refresher from Wikipedia. Inspired by chatting with Robert Monfera and Chris Given’s riffing on d3.forceCollide.
To-do:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<body>
<script src="//d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<script src="forceCollideElastic.js"></script>
<script>
var width = 960
var height = 500
var numParticles = 4
var color = function() { return '#'+Math.floor(Math.random()*16777215).toString(16); }
var nodes = Array.apply(null, Array(numParticles)).map(function (_, i) {
var r = Math.random() * 60 + 20
var velocity = Math.random() * 2 + 1
var angle = Math.random() * 360
return {
x: Math.random() * (width - r),
y: Math.random() * (height - r),
vx: velocity * Math.cos(angle * Math.PI / 180),
vy: velocity * Math.sin(angle * Math.PI / 180),
r: r,
fill: color(i)
}
})
var drag = d3.drag()
.on('start', dragStarted)
.on('drag', dragged)
.on('end', dragEnded)
var svg = d3.select('body').append('svg')
var ball = svg
.attr('width', width)
.attr('height', height)
.selectAll('circle')
.data(nodes)
.enter().append('circle')
.style('fill', function (d) { return d.fill })
.attr('r', function (d) { return d.r })
.attr('cx', function (d) { return d.x })
.attr('cy', function (d) { return d.y })
.call(drag)
var collisionForce = forceCollideElastic()
.radius(function (d) { return d.r })
var boxForce = boundedBox()
.bounds([[0, 0], [width, height]])
.size(function (d) { return d.r })
d3.forceSimulation()
.velocityDecay(0)
.alphaTarget(1)
.on('tick', ticked)
.force('box', boxForce)
.force('collision', collisionForce)
.nodes(nodes)
function boundedBox() {
var nodes, sizes
var bounds
var size = constant(0)
function force() {
var node, size
var xi, x0, x1, yi, y0, y1
var i = -1
while (++i < nodes.length) {
node = nodes[i]
size = sizes[i]
xi = node.x + node.vx
x0 = bounds[0][0] - (xi - size)
x1 = bounds[1][0] - (xi + size)
yi = node.y + node.vy
y0 = bounds[0][1] - (yi - size)
y1 = bounds[1][1] - (yi + size)
if (x0 > 0 || x1 < 0) {
node.x += node.vx
node.vx = -node.vx
if (node.vx < x0) { node.x += x0 - node.vx }
if (node.vx > x1) { node.x += x1 - node.vx }
}
if (y0 > 0 || y1 < 0) {
node.y += node.vy
node.vy = -node.vy
if (node.vy < y0) { node.vy += y0 - node.vy }
if (node.vy > y1) { node.vy += y1 - node.vy }
}
}
}
force.initialize = function (_) {
sizes = (nodes = _).map(size)
}
force.bounds = function (_) {
return (arguments.length ? (bounds = _, force) : bounds)
}
force.size = function (_) {
return (arguments.length
? (size = typeof _ === 'function' ? _ : constant(_), force)
: size)
}
return force
}
function ticked() {
ball
.attr('cx', function (d) { return d.x })
.attr('cy', function (d) { return d.y })
}
var px, py, vx, vy, offsetX, offsetY
function dragStarted(d) {
vx = 0
vy = 0
offsetX = (px = d3.event.x) - (d.fx = d.x)
offsetY = (py = d3.event.y) - (d.fy = d.y)
}
function dragged(d) {
d.vx = vx = d3.event.x - px
d.vy = vy = d3.event.y - py
d.fx = Math.max(Math.min((px = d3.event.x) - offsetX, width - d.r), d.r)
d.fy = Math.max(Math.min((py = d3.event.y) - offsetY, height - d.r), d.r)
}
function dragEnded(d) {
d.fx = null
d.fy = null
d.vx = vx;
d.vy = vy;
}
function constant(_) {
return function () { return _ }
}
</script>
</body>
var constant = function(x) {
return function() {
return x;
};
}
var jiggle = function() {
return (Math.random() - 0.5) * 1e-6;
}
function x(d) {
return d.x + d.vx;
}
function y(d) {
return d.y + d.vy;
}
function forceCollideElastic(radius) {
var nodes,
radii,
masses,
strength = 1,
iterations = 1;
if (typeof radius !== "function") radius = constant(radius == null ? 1 : +radius);
function force() {
var i, n = nodes.length,
tree,
node,
xi,
yi,
ri,
ri2;
for (var k = 0; k < iterations; ++k) {
tree = d3.quadtree(nodes, x, y).visitAfter(prepare);
for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
node = nodes[i];
ri = radii[i], ri2 = ri * ri;
xi = node.x + node.vx;
yi = node.y + node.vy;
tree.visit(apply);
}
}
function apply(quad, x0, y0, x1, y1) {
var data = quad.data, rj = quad.r, r = ri + rj;
if (data) {
if (data.index > i) {
var x = xi - data.x - data.vx,
y = yi - data.y - data.vy,
l = x * x + y * y;
if (l < r * r) {
if (x === 0) x = jiggle(), l += x * x;
if (y === 0) y = jiggle(), l += y * y;
console.log('Collide!');
var π = Math.PI,
x1 = node.x,
y1 = node.y,
x2 = data.x,
y2 = data.y,
m1 = masses[i],
m2 = masses[data.index],
v1x = node.vx,
v1y = node.vy,
v2x = data.vx,
v2y = data.vy,
v1 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(v1x,2) + Math.pow(v1y,2)),
v2 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(v2x,2) + Math.pow(v2y,2));
// get contact angle
var φ = Math.atan2(y2-y1, x2-x1);
// get movement angles
var θ1 = Math.atan2(v1y, v1x);
var θ2 = Math.atan2(v2y, v2x);
var v1x_new =
( v1 * Math.cos(θ1 - φ) * (m1 - m2) +
2 * m2 * v2 * Math.cos(θ2 - φ) ) /
( m1 + m2 ) *
Math.cos(φ) +
v1 * Math.sin(θ1 - φ) * Math.cos(φ + π/2);
var v1y_new =
( v1 * Math.cos(θ1 - φ) * (m1 - m2) +
2 * m2 * v2 * Math.cos(θ2 - φ) ) /
( m1 + m2 ) *
Math.sin(φ) +
v1 * Math.sin(θ1 - φ) * Math.cos(φ + π/2);
var v2x_new =
( v2 * Math.cos(θ2 - φ) * (m2 - m1) +
2 * m1 * v1 * Math.cos(θ1 - φ) ) /
( m2 + m1 ) *
Math.cos(φ) +
v2 * Math.sin(θ2 - φ) * Math.cos(φ + π/2);
var v2y_new =
( v2 * Math.cos(θ2 - φ) * (m2 - m1) +
2 * m1 * v1 * Math.cos(θ1 - φ) ) /
( m2 + m1 ) *
Math.sin(φ) +
v2 * Math.sin(θ2 - φ) * Math.cos(φ + π/2);
node.vx = v1x_new;
node.vy = v1y_new;
data.vx = v2x_new;
data.vy = v2y_new;
// l = (r - (l = Math.sqrt(l))) / l * strength;
// node.vx += (x *= l) * (r = (rj *= rj) / (ri2 + rj));
// node.vy += (y *= l) * r;
// data.vx -= x * (r = 1 - r);
// data.vy -= y * r;
}
}
return;
}
return x0 > xi + r || x1 < xi - r || y0 > yi + r || y1 < yi - r;
}
}
function prepare(quad) {
if (quad.data) return quad.r = radii[quad.data.index];
for (var i = quad.r = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
if (quad[i] && quad[i].r > quad.r) {
quad.r = quad[i].r;
}
}
}
force.initialize = function(_) {
var i, n = (nodes = _).length; radii = new Array(n); masses = new Array(n);
for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
radii[i] = +radius(nodes[i], i, nodes);
masses[i] = Math.PI * Math.pow(radii[i],2);
}
};
force.iterations = function(_) {
return arguments.length ? (iterations = +_, force) : iterations;
};
force.strength = function(_) {
return arguments.length ? (strength = +_, force) : strength;
};
force.radius = function(_) {
return arguments.length ? (radius = typeof _ === "function" ? _ : constant(+_), force) : radius;
};
return force;
}