When the Future Perfectly Reflects the Past in Celestial Mechanics
Newton’s equations of celestial mechanics for the N-body problem possess a continuum of solutions in which the future trajectories are a perfect reflection of their past. These solutions evolve from zero initial velocities of the N bodies. Consequently, the future gravitational forces acting on the N bodies are also a perfect reflection of their past. The proof is carried out via Taylor series expansions.
Authors
- Jocelyn Quaintance
- Harry Gingold
- Ali Abdulhussein
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- Mustansiriyah University (IQ)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED AND THEORETICAL MECHANICS
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37394/232011.2025.20.3
- Primary Topic
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00