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The Three-body Problem from Pythagoras to Hawking

This book, written for a general readership, reviews and explains the three-body problem in historical context reaching to latest developments in computational physics and gravitation theory. The three-body problem is one of the oldest problems in science and it is most relevant even in today’s phys...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valtonen, Mauri, Anosova, Joanna (Author), Kholshevnikov, Konstantin (Author), Mylläri, Aleksandr (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Subjects:
Classical Mechanics
Dynamical Systems
Gravitation
Mathematical Physics
Classical And Quantum Gravity
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Mechanics
Mathematical Methods In Physics
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Classical problems
  • 2 From Newton to Einstein: the discovery of laws of  motion and gravity
  • 3 From comets to chaos
  •  4 Fractals, entropy and arrow of time
  • 5 Solar System
  • 6 Interacting galaxies
  • 7 Three body problem in perspective
  • 8 Black holes and quasars

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