/// <summary>
/// Top level method for deterimining Time Gradient an object is "in".
/// Calculates the time gradient due to proximity to a Mass, as well as to the object's own acceleration
/// (check this. Could be double calculating based on Acceleration, and then Velocity on the next line)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="massBody1"></param>
/// <param name="massBody2"></param>
/// <param name="additionalDistanceBeyondRadii"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static MassBody CalculateTimeDilation(this MassBody massBody1, MassBody massBody2 = null, double additionalDistanceBeyondRadii = 0)
{
var massDilation = 1 - (massBody2 != null ? massBody1.GetTimeDilationFactorDueToMass(massBody2, additionalDistanceBeyondRadii) : 1);
var velocityDilation = 1 - GetTimeDilationFactorDueToVelocity(massBody1.Velocity);
var returnMassBody = massBody1.Copy();
returnMassBody.TimeDilation = 1 - massDilation - velocityDilation;
return(returnMassBody);
}
//If a mass is experiencing Acceleration / Weight Force / Centrifugal Force, etc, it is not centered within the Time Gradient affecting it
//This is simplified. The acceleration should really be a 3D vector in relationship to the vector between the 2 centers of mass
public static MassBody CalculateWeightForce(this MassBody massBody1, MassBody massBody2 = null, double additionalDistanceBeyondRadii = 0)
{
//Should we overwrite any weightforce already in here?
var returnMassBody = massBody1.Copy();
if (massBody2 != null)
{
returnMassBody.WeightForce += WeightForceDueToMass(massBody1, massBody2, additionalDistanceBeyondRadii);
}
if (massBody1.Acceleration > 0)
{
returnMassBody.WeightForce += WeightForceDueToAcceleration(massBody1, massBody1.Acceleration, 0);
}
return(returnMassBody);
}
