alt Hacker NewsAs the default simulation played out beautifully on-load, I immediately started to question: "hang on, I thought there wasn't a solution for 3 bodies, but this looks stable".
Before I could complete the thought, it fell apart magnificently :)
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jahnu • today at 10:30 AM
There are quite a few solutions ;)
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-just-got-12000-new-solutions...
The default configuration is a special case. They are all in a stable orbit around the common barycenter, always forming an equilateral triangle. We actually have closed form solutions for this kind of configuration.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem#General_sol...
PS: The site has more stable presets under load preset.