On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > In a Newtonian world physics is deterministic >
Yes, but deterministic is not the same as predictable. > > so there is an exact solution: > That doesn't necessarily follow. Approximations can be made but in general an exact solution to the 3 body problem would require an infinite (and not just astronomical) number of numerical calculations. > numerical predictions can be good for a long time > How long the prediction remains good depends on how strong the gravitational field is and how rapidly it changes with distance; the greater the strength and rate of change the worse prediction. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
