Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky — but a new study may reveal 12,000 new ways to make it work.

Mathematicians find 12,000 new solutions to ‘unsolvable’ 3-body problem::Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky, but a new study may reveal 12,000 new solutions.

  • PetDinosaurs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    So they mean there’s no general solution. That doesn’t mean that we can’t find specific solutions.

    As for your notion of solved, that’s solved in a numerical sense.