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classical mechanics aspects > celestial mechanics > n-body problem
... > theoretical physics aspects > field theory > classical field theory > gravitation > gravitational interaction > n-body problem

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n-body problem  

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  • In physics, the n-body problem is the problem of predicting the individual motions of a group of celestial objects interacting with each other gravitationally. Solving this problem has been motivated by the desire to understand the motions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and visible stars. In the 20th century, understanding the dynamics of globular cluster star systems became an important n-body problem. The n-body problem in general relativity is considerably more difficult to solve due to additional factors like time and space distortions. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-body_problem)

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  • many body problem
  • n body problem

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