Insights Blog
-- Browse All Articles --
Physics Articles
Physics Tutorials
Physics Guides
Physics FAQ
Math Articles
Math Tutorials
Math Guides
Math FAQ
Education Articles
Education Guides
Bio/Chem Articles
Technology Guides
Computer Science Tutorials
Forums
Trending
Log in
Register
What's new
Latest activity
Register
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
More options
Style variation
System
Light
Dark
Contact us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
physicistwithaheart's latest activity
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
James Demers's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
This is a bit of an over-simplification, but essentially you have 18 variables: 3 bodies x (3 velocity vectors + 3 coordinates)...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
Dale's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
I can definitely say it is solved because it is. Prediction in no way requires an analytical solution. Quite the opposite. To make a...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
PeroK's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
The problem is that there are hardly any standard functions: polynomials, trig functions, exponential and logs. That's about it. There...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
Dale's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
It is interesting to know that the first computers (e.g. the ENIAC) were built specifically to conveniently calculate non-analytical...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
wrobel's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
The 3 body problem was the first example on which people became aware of what dynamical chaos is. The effect of separatrices...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
Herman Trivilino's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
Oh, it's definitely solvable, and we know how to solve it. So your conclusion is correct, but I don't see how it follows from your...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
replied to the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
.
the purpose of physics, is to predict we still can't predict ther degree's of freedom. so you cannot technically say it is solved. yea...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
replied to the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
.
so If we assume, standard cases like energy conservation and no collision, then can we solve it?
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
replied to the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
.
lets just hope someday it gets solved! or better i hope i can solve it someday
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
kuruman's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
And for good reason. The first four years of undergraduate physics education train students in methods for finding analytical solutions...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
PeroK's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
Even the two body problem only has an analytical solution in terms of the shape. There's no closed form solution for the position as a...
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
replied to the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
.
it helped thanks. but it still feels intutive to think of analytical form
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
Filip Larsen's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
Please give https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem a read.
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
replied to the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
.
Aug 13, 2025
physicistwithaheart
reacted to
Dale's post
in the thread
B
Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it?
with
Like
.
What makes you think it is not solvable? Are you possibly confusing "solvable" with "has an analytical solution" or "has a closed form...
Aug 13, 2025
Forums
Back
Top