
Over two months, Mark Dijk developed and enhanced orbital evolution and planetary disintegration workflows in the FormingWorlds/PROTEUS repository. He built a robust orbital evolution framework using Python, leveraging SciPy’s solve_ivp and RK4 integration to improve simulation fidelity and maintainability. Mark implemented an Earth-Moon tidal evolution model with differential equations, added configuration-driven satellite orbit controls, and introduced orbit plotting with Matplotlib for data visualization. He refined planetary disintegration logic by incorporating Roche-limit warnings and new stopping criteria, updating configuration and documentation for clarity. The work demonstrated depth in astrophysics simulation, numerical methods, and backend development, supporting reproducible scientific analysis.

September 2025: Delivered significant enhancements to PROTEUS planet disintegration workflow. Implemented axial-period stopping criterion and Roche-limit refinement, expanded StopDisint configuration with new criteria and offsets, documented behavior, and aligned defaults across code and demos. Updated demos and all_options to reflect new criteria, enabling more precise control and repeatable experiments in simulation runs.
September 2025: Delivered significant enhancements to PROTEUS planet disintegration workflow. Implemented axial-period stopping criterion and Roche-limit refinement, expanded StopDisint configuration with new criteria and offsets, documented behavior, and aligned defaults across code and demos. Updated demos and all_options to reflect new criteria, enabling more precise control and repeatable experiments in simulation runs.
August 2025 (FormingWorlds/PROTEUS) delivered a robust orbital evolution framework, new Earth-Moon tidal model, configurable satellite orbit controls, plotting/visualization, and refined planetary disintegration termination logic. These work items improved numerical robustness, simulation fidelity, and maintainability, enabling clearer insights for mission planning and system validation. Key outcomes include migration to SciPy solve_ivp, RK4-based integration, periapsis enhancements, CI readiness, and an updated termination criterion with Roche-limit warnings.
August 2025 (FormingWorlds/PROTEUS) delivered a robust orbital evolution framework, new Earth-Moon tidal model, configurable satellite orbit controls, plotting/visualization, and refined planetary disintegration termination logic. These work items improved numerical robustness, simulation fidelity, and maintainability, enabling clearer insights for mission planning and system validation. Key outcomes include migration to SciPy solve_ivp, RK4-based integration, periapsis enhancements, CI readiness, and an updated termination criterion with Roche-limit warnings.
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