Eccentric winter and summer cycles

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The discussion explores the erratic seasonal cycles depicted in "Game of Thrones" and "The Three Body Problem," focusing on the implications of binary star systems and celestial mechanics. It highlights the challenges of modeling orbits in a three-body system, particularly when celestial bodies of similar mass are in close proximity. The conversation also touches on the fantastical elements of rapid seasonal changes in fictional narratives, questioning the feasibility of such phenomena in real astrophysical contexts.

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I think about Three Body Problem and Game of Thrones.
Both show erratic, unpredictable shifting of summer and winter times. Of course, GoT don't bother with physical explanation, but could this behavior occur in a binary star system, or with other conditions, like stellar clouds?
Three Body Problem talks about how hard it is to accurately model the orbit of three celestials with similar mass, that close to each other.
On the other hand, the lack of transition phases in the game was pretty magical to me. How could a star appear to be a meteor at first, then turn into a sun that boils people, in just a few days?
 
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There was this classic:

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about a planet with seasons that last centuries
 

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