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The Three-Body Problem

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This problem in its general form is one of the most difficult in celestial mechanics. However, each special case can be solved easily by stepwise numerical integration.

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Kleczek, J. (1987). The Three-Body Problem. In: Kleczek, J. (eds) Exercises in Astronomy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3769-7_15

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