The concept of central configurations occupies a central place in the analysis of gravitational N-body problems. Such configurations arise when the mutual gravitational forces among a set of point ...

The science fiction television series 3 Body Problem, the latest from the creators of HBO's Game of Thrones, has become the most watched show on Netflix since its debut last month. Based on the ...

Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by ...

The N-body problem as a research area investigates the dynamics and long-term evolution of systems composed of multiple interacting bodies, typically governed by classical or relativistic ...