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Problem in physics and celestial mechanics
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
N-body_problem
Physics problem related to laws of motion and gravity
three-body problem is a special case of the n-body problem. Historically, the first specific three-body problem to receive extended study was the one involving
Three-body_problem
Motion problem in classical mechanics
the two-body problem is used to calculate and predict the motion of two massive bodies that are orbiting each other in space. The problem assumes that
Two-body_problem
Simulation of a dynamical system of particles
n-body problem for other applications). N-body simulations are widely used tools in astrophysics, from investigating the dynamics of few-body systems
N-body_simulation
Open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
The mind–body problem is a philosophical problem concerning the relationship between thought and consciousness in the human mind and body. It addresses
Mind–body_problem
Problem in physics and quantum mechanics
The quantum many-body problem is a general name for a vast category of physical problems pertaining to deriving the behavior of multi-particle systems
Many-body_problem
2008 science fiction novel by Liu Cixin
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; pinyin: Sān tǐ; lit. 'three body') is a 2008 novel by the Chinese hard science fiction author Liu Cixin. It is the
The Three-Body Problem (novel)
The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel)
Periodic solution to the n-body problem
An n-body choreography is a periodic solution to the n-body problem in which all the bodies are equally spread out along a single orbit. The term was originated
N-body_choreography
to an N-body problem. While there are a few analytical solutions to the n-body problem, it can be reduced to a 2-body system if the secondary body stays
Orbiting_body
Surface a body of energy cannot cross
zero-velocity surface is a concept that relates to the N-body problem of gravity. It represents a surface a body of given energy cannot cross, since it would have
Zero-velocity_surface
Canadian novelist and screenwriter
Corners (2010) ChiZine Publications Idaho Winter (2011) ECW Press The n-Body Problem (2013) ChiZine Publications Burgess has also published criticism, fiction
Tony_Burgess_(author)
Physical theorem
solutions to the n-body problem: there are noncollision singularities for n ≥ 4. The theorem was proven for n ≥ 5 in 1988 by Jeff Xia and for n = 4 in 2014
Painlevé_conjecture
Mapping function that preserves data point locality
1142/S0218195999000303. Warren, M. S.; Salmon, J. K. (1993), "A parallel hashed Oct-Tree N-body algorithm", Proceedings of the 1993 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing
Z-order_curve
18 mathematical problems stated in 1998
Smale's problems is a list of eighteen unsolved problems in mathematics proposed by Steve Smale in 1998 and republished in 1999. Smale composed this list
Smale's_problems
Monograph in the history of mathematics
Poincaré and the Three-Body Problem is a monograph in the history of mathematics on the work of Henri Poincaré on the three-body problem in celestial mechanics
Poincaré and the Three-Body Problem
Poincaré_and_the_Three-Body_Problem
Problem in physics and astronomy
In physics and astronomy, Euler's three-body problem is to solve for the motion of a particle that is acted upon by the gravitational field of two other
Euler's_three-body_problem
Approximation algorithm for the n-body problem
an approximation algorithm for performing an N-body simulation. It is notable for having order O(n log n) compared to a direct-sum algorithm which would
Barnes–Hut_simulation
Branch of philosophy
with the nature of the mind and its relation to the body and the external world. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although
Philosophy_of_mind
Numerical technique
developed to speed up the calculation of long-ranged forces in the n-body problem. It does this by expanding the system Green's function using a multipole
Fast_multipole_method
Soviet mathematician and astronomer
planets and comets. He worked on general properties of motion in the n-body problem. Subbotin was born on 29 June 1893 in Ostrolenka, Russian Empire (now
Mikhail_Subbotin
American mathematician (born 1940)
University of California, Irvine. His research interests include the n-body problem, the Borda count voting system, and application of mathematics to the
Donald_G._Saari
Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician
astronomer, and politician. He made a fundamental contribution to the n-body problem in celestial mechanics by proving that using a third degree approximation
Spiru_Haret
Result in dynamical systems
instances of the n-body problem, but it turned out to work only for the three-body problem because of a degeneracy in his formulation of the problem for larger
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser_theorem
Fifteen open problems in mathematical physics
in 1984. Background definitions for the "Coulomb energies" problems ( N {\displaystyle N} non-relativistic particles (electrons) in R 3 {\displaystyle
Simon_problems
Either of two extreme points in a celestial object's orbit
at the epoch chosen using an unperturbed two-body solution that does not account for the n-body problem. To get an accurate time of perihelion passage
Apsis
Italian mathematician (born 1963)
her research on chaos in Hamiltonian dynamical systems, including the n-body problem, reaction–diffusion systems, and the Schrödinger equation. Terracini
Susanna_Terracini
Aspect of general relativity
massive bodies (the "n-body problem"). However, it is still possible to construct an approximate solution to the field equations in the n-body problem by using
Solutions of the Einstein field equations
Solutions_of_the_Einstein_field_equations
Study of forces and their effect on motion
dynamics Dynamical simulation Kinetics (physics) Multibody dynamics n-body problem Newtonian dynamics Greenwood, D.T. (1997). Classical Dynamics. Dover
Dynamics_(mechanics)
Branch of astronomy
predict apsidal precession. The problem becomes more complicated when another body is added, creating a three-body problem that can not be solved exactly
Celestial_mechanics
Trajectory of Earth around the Sun
years' time. Modeling the Solar System is a subject covered by the n-body problem. Calendar – System for organizing days Earth phase – Phases of Earth
Earth's_orbit
Romanian-born Canadian mathematician
of the n-body problem with constant moment of inertia is a relative equilibrium. Diacu's later research interests regarded the n-body problem in spaces
Florin_Diacu
Set of coordinates used in few-body calculations
centre of mass. For the N-body problem the result is: r j = 1 m 0 j ∑ k = 1 j m k x k − x j + 1 , j ∈ { 1 , 2 , … , N − 1 } {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol
Jacobi_coordinates
Classical approach to the many-body problem of astronomy
is a three-body problem; if there are multiple other bodies it is an n‑body problem. A general analytical solution (a mathematical expression to predict
Perturbation_(astronomy)
Field of classical mechanics concerned with the motion of spacecraft
inaccurate when describing two or more bodies of similar mass, such as a binary star system (see n-body problem). Celestial mechanics uses more general
Orbital_mechanics
Prime astronomical designated entity within a gravitational system
planet moon § Terminology Natural satellite n-body problem Two-body problem Three-body problem Orbiting body "What's a Barycenter?". Space Place. NASA.
Primary_body
Chinese-American mathematician
in the N {\displaystyle N} -body problem in three-dimensional space; Xia proved the existence for N ≥ 5 {\displaystyle N\geq 5} . For the existence proof
Zhihong_Xia
Propulsive maneuver used to arrive at the Moon
TLI targeting and lunar transfers are a specific application of the n body problem, which may be approximated in various ways. The simplest way to explore
Trans-lunar_injection
Free and open-source gravity simulator
and Mac OS X. Gravit uses the Barnes–Hut algorithm to simulate the n-body problem. Gravit is a gravity simulator which runs under Linux, Windows and Mac
Gravit
Italian mathematician
Italian mathematician known for her research on the n-body problem. Pinzari's research on the n-body problem has been described as "the most natural way to
Gabriella_Pinzari
Parameters that define a specific orbit
Efroimsky, Michael; Goldreich, Peter (2003). "Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem in the Hamilton–Jacobi approach". Journal of Mathematical Physics. 44
Orbital_elements
Method to calculate trajectory calculations for spacecraft
body is considered, otherwise the gravitational force between the spacecraft and the larger body is used. This reduces a complicated n-body problem to
Patched_conic_approximation
King of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905)
contest listed four potential areas of research, one of which was the n-body problem in celestial mechanics, relevant to the stability of the Solar System
Oscar_II
Curved path of an object around a point
When there are more than two gravitating bodies it is referred to as an n-body problem. Most n-body problems have no closed form solution, although some
Orbit
Mathematical problem involving optimal stopping theory
basic form of the problem is the following: imagine an administrator who wants to hire the best secretary out of n {\displaystyle n} rankable applicants
Secretary_problem
Classical statement of gravity as force
interferometry. The problem of predicting the motion of n objects subject to gravity is known as the n-body problem. The two-body problem has been completely
Newton's law of universal gravitation
Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
Finnish mathematician (1873–1949)
the existence of a convergent infinite series solution to the three-body problem in two papers published in 1907 and 1909. His results gained fame when
Karl_F._Sundman
Unsolved problem in mathematics Can every n {\displaystyle n} -dimensional convex body be covered by 2 n {\displaystyle 2^{n}} smaller copies of itself
Hadwiger conjecture (combinatorial geometry)
Hadwiger_conjecture_(combinatorial_geometry)
Region in which an astronomical body dominates the attraction of satellites
Transport Network – Low-energy trajectories in the Solar System n-body problem – Problem in physics and celestial mechanics Roche lobe – Gravitationally-binding
Hill_sphere
Topics referred to by the same term
n-back n-body problem n-category n-category number n-connected space n-curve n-dimensional space n-dimensional sequential move puzzle n-electron valence
N-
American astronomer
global solution of the n-body problem, in which he generalised Karl F. Sundman's results from 1912 to a system of more than three bodies. However, L. K. Babadzanjanz [ru]
Qiudong_Wang
Angle between a reference plane and the plane of an orbit
the lunar inclination problem, to which various solutions have since been proposed. For planets and other rotating celestial bodies, the angle of the equatorial
Orbital_inclination
French mathematician (born 1943)
career he worked on mathematical problems of celestial mechanics (specifically, the three-body problem and the n-body problem) and studied bifurcations at
Alain_Chenciner
Physical systems with a small number of well defined objects
system can be measured. In classical mechanics, the few-body problem is a subset of the N-body problem. L.D. Faddeev, S.P. Merkuriev, Quantum Scattering Theory
Few-body_systems
Philosophical problem
object. The mind–body problem is the problem of how the mind and the body relate. The mind-body problem is more general than the hard problem of consciousness
Hard_problem_of_consciousness
Physical simulation to visualize graphs
similar problems in multidimensional scaling (MDS) since the 1930s, and physicists also have a long history of working with related n-body problems - so
Force-directed_graph_drawing
French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)
originally as the three-body problem and later the n-body problem, where n is any number of more than two orbiting bodies. The n-body solution was considered
Henri_Poincaré
The Moon's circuit around Earth
oldest three-body problem of astronomy. More complex descriptions of its orbit account for the influences of Jupiter or any number (n) of bodies, such as
Orbit_of_the_Moon
Equilibrium points near two orbiting bodies
massive orbiting bodies. Mathematically, this involves the solution of the restricted three-body problem. Normally, the two massive bodies exert an unbalanced
Lagrange_point
American cosmologist (born 1950)
singularity theory, with a dissertation titled Singularities in the N-Body Problem. Swimme's published work portrays the 14-billion-year trajectory of
Brian_Swimme
Space navigation technique
gravity assists Gravitational keyhole Interplanetary Transport Network n-body problem Oberth effect, applying thrust near closest approach in a gravity well
Gravity_assist
American mathematician
for his work on celestial mechanics, orthogonal polynomials and the n-body problem as well as for the several textbooks he authored or co-authored. In
Harry_Pollard_(mathematician)
Mathematical equation describing the motion of a rocket
/ N ( 1 − j ϕ / N ) ( 1 − j ϕ / N + ϕ / N ) {\displaystyle \Delta v=v_{\text{eff}}\sum _{j=1}^{j=N}{\frac {\phi /N}{\sqrt {(1-j\phi /N)(1-j\phi /N+\phi
Tsiolkovsky_rocket_equation
Theorem in classical mechanics
of three bodies or more acting under their mutual gravitation (the n-body problem) remained unsolved for centuries after Newton, although solutions to
Newton's theorem of revolving orbits
Newton's_theorem_of_revolving_orbits
Laws describing planetary orbits
Kepler's model, and fits actual observations more accurately. (See two-body problem.) Below comes the detailed calculation of the acceleration of a planet
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Kepler's_laws_of_planetary_motion
Orbital perturbations
Efroimsky, Michael; Goldreich, Peter (2003). "Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem in the Hamilton–Jacobi approach". Journal of Mathematical Physics. 44
Osculating_orbit
number N ( K , g ) {\displaystyle N(K,g)} of K {\displaystyle K} -rational points? Wild problems: problems involving classification of pairs of n × n {\displaystyle
List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics
Orbital data format
distributed through his CelesTrak bulletin board system. This revealed a problem in NASA's checksum system, which was eventually determined to be caused
Two-line_element_set
Italian mathematician
he succeeded in extending the KAM theorem for the three-body problem to the n-body problem. In KAM theory, Chierchia addressed invariant tori in phase-space
Luigi_Chierchia
Toy consisting of three balls on a string
been the subject of research on nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and the N-body problem on a sphere using sophisticated computer modeling and advanced mathematics
Astrojax
Concept in celestial mechanics
parameter μ of a celestial body is the product of the gravitational constant G and the mass M of that body. For two bodies, the parameter may be expressed
Standard gravitational parameter
Standard_gravitational_parameter
Circular orbit above Earth's Equator and following the direction of Earth's rotation
transmitter on the equator to the satellite and back again. This delay presents problems for latency-sensitive applications such as voice communication, so geostationary
Geostationary_orbit
German mathematician (1906–2000)
of rotating liquids, which are derived from certain solutions of the n-body problem, and received his doctorate in 1928. He continued his studies at Leipzig
Erich_Kähler
Astronomy database about small Solar System bodies
ephemerides use the JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System that handles the n-body problem using numerical integration. JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System Jet
JPL_Small-Body_Database
Branch of astrophysics
statistical mechanics. In essence, the fundamental problem of stellar dynamics is the N-body problem, where the N members refer to the members of a given stellar
Stellar_dynamics
Specifies the orbit of an object in space
(omega), is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting body. Parametrically, ω is the angle from the body's ascending node to its periapsis, measured in the
Argument_of_periapsis
Time an astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object
orbital periods of the two bodies around the third are called T1 and T2, so that T1 < T2, their synodic period is given by: 1 T s y n = 1 T 1 − 1 T 2 {\displaystyle
Orbital_period
Concept in celestial mechanics
propellant deep in a gravity field gives higher change in kinetic energy Two-body problem Gravitational potential energy is defined to be zero at an infinite distance
Escape_velocity
Type of geocentric orbit
mean motion of the Earth about the Sun nE, which is 360° per sidereal year (1.99096871×10−7 rad/s), so we must set nE = ΔΩE/TE = ρ = ΔΩ/T , where TE
Sun-synchronous_orbit
Applied mathematics problem
Wahba's problem seeks to minimise is as follows: J ( R ) = 1 2 ∑ k = 1 N a k ‖ w k − R v k ‖ 2 {\displaystyle J(\mathbf {R} )={\frac {1}{2}}\sum _{k=1}^{N}a_{k}\|\mathbf
Wahba's_problem
Mathematical transformation for analysing collisions
by Richard McGehee to study the triple collision singularity in the n-body problem. The transformation blows up the single point in phase space where the
McGehee_transformation
Amount by which an orbit deviates from a perfect circle
the isolated two-body problem, but extensions exist for objects following a rosette orbit through the Galaxy. In a two-body problem with inverse-square-law
Orbital_eccentricity
incorporates special-purpose GRAPE hardware to solve the gravitational n-body problem. It is housed in the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation
GravitySimulator
Mode of arrangement of electrons in different shells of an atom
solution of a many-electron system is a n-body problem with n ≥ 3 (the nucleus counts as one of the "bodies"): such problems have evaded analytical solution since
Electron_configuration
Theoretical physicist and astronomer
moments of arbitrary order and derived the Lagrangian of the relativistic N-body problem. In September 2002, S. Kopeikin led a team which conducted a high-precision
Sergei_Kopeikin
Parameter of Keplerian orbits
Keplerian Motion", Astronomical Journal Vol.116, pp. 2038-3039, (1997) Two body problem Mean anomaly Eccentric anomaly Kepler's equation Projective geometry
True_anomaly
Small number of stars that orbit each other
can be treated as a two-body problem. Trapezia have unstable, strongly interacting orbits and are modelled as an n-body problem, exhibiting chaotic behavior
Star_system
Dynamical system governed by Hamilton's equations
dynamics, even if the initial value problem cannot be solved analytically. One example is the planetary movement of three bodies: while there is no closed-form
Hamiltonian_system
two-body problem in general relativity (or relativistic two-body problem) is the determination of the motion and gravitational field of two bodies as described
Two-body problem in general relativity
Two-body_problem_in_general_relativity
Spherical collection of stars
requires solving the N-body problem. The naive computational cost for a dynamic simulation increases in proportion to N 2 (where N is the number of objects)
Globular_cluster
Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of less than one
explanatory term. For the simple two-body problem, all orbits are ellipses. In a gravitational two-body problem, both bodies follow similar elliptical orbits
Elliptic_orbit
Term in geometry; longest and shortest semidiameters of an ellipse
form turns out to be a simplification of the general form for the two-body problem, as determined by Newton: T 2 = 4 π 2 G ( M + m ) a 3 , {\displaystyle
Semi-major and semi-minor axes
Semi-major_and_semi-minor_axes
Can every bounded subset of Rn be partitioned into (n+1) smaller diameter sets?
Unsolved problem in mathematics What is the lowest n such that not every bounded subset E of the space R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} can be partitioned
Borsuk's_conjecture
Specifies the orbit of an object in space
orbiting body passed periapsis, expressed as an angle which can be used in calculating the position of that body in the classical two-body problem. It is
Mean_anomaly
Fastest curve descent without friction
The problem can be solved using tools from the calculus of variations and optimal control. The curve is independent of both the mass of the test body and
Brachistochrone_curve
Structure of the atomic nucleus
amounts to replacing an N-body problem (N particles interacting) by N single-body problems. This essential simplification of the problem is the cornerstone
Nuclear_structure
Constructing a strictly convex compact surface with specified Gaussian curvature
the problem is a strictly positive real function ƒ defined on a sphere, and the surface that is to be constructed should have Gaussian curvature ƒ(n(x))
Minkowski_problem
Shephard's problem, is the following geometrical question asked by Geoffrey Colin Shephard in 1964: if K and L are centrally symmetric convex bodies in n-dimensional
Shephard's_problem
Equations that describe the behavior of a physical system
r and time t. The classical N-body problem for N particles each interacting with each other due to gravity is a set of N nonlinear coupled second order
Equations_of_motion
method Ritz method n-body problems Barnes–Hut simulation: Solves the n-body problem in an approximate way that has the order O(n log n) instead of O(n2)
List_of_algorithms
Moment in time used as a reference point in astronomy
useful for the celestial coordinates or orbital elements of a celestial body, as they are subject to perturbations and vary with time. These time-varying
Epoch_(astronomy)
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