WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Three-Body Problem in 3D

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time
20.
mass 1
m
0.5
x
0.41
y
0
z
0
v
x
-0.08
v
y
0.64
v
z
0
mass 2
m
0.1
x
-0.06
y
0.146
z
0
v
x
-0.5
v
y
0.2
v
z
0
mass 3
m
1
x
-0.559
y
0.226
z
0
v
x
0.8
v
y
-0.5
v
z
0
partial box
In the classic three-body problem, point masses with initial positions and velocities can result in very complicated trajectories.