The system is simulated again to determine whether different initial conditions may account for the discrepancy between the observed orbital properties and the experimental results.

The first assumption to test is whether the theoretical total system mass is higher than expected. This is tested by using a new total system mass that is larger than the original by a factor of 100. This increase is an extreme example since a system mass of that size should be observable, however it is the principle being tested rather than the feasibility.

A consequence of the mass increase is that the reduced maximum radius for the 128 bins is higher than the original in order to accommodate objects of larger mass. With the initial conditions at 100x mass, the 128 bins range from a minimum radius of \(5m\) to a reduced maximum of \(238km\). It should be noted that the breakpoint radius remains unchanged at 69.01km, meaning that there are less bins of ’negligible’ mass below the breakpoint.

The effects the higher system mass would have on the evolution would be that with a wider range of masses, particularly larger masses, the effect of Dynamical Friction would be significantly amplified. Also due to the higher system mass, the number density of each mass bin would be significantly higher, increasing the effect of Viscous Stirring too.