Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The Three-Body Problem
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Published 2024-04-16
Is the solar system unstable? Find out about Isaac Newton’s worries about the solar system, Pierre-Simon Laplace’s calculus, and perturbation theory. Would a binary star system be chaotic? What about a star system with three suns? Four suns? Five? Learn about the restricted three body problem and how the Jupiter-Earth-Sun system could be chaotic down the line.
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00:00 - Introduction: The Three-Body Problem
00:31 - The Chaos in Our Solar System
3:29 - Laplace & A New Branch of Calculus
6:21 - Orbiting Two & Three Suns
8:45 - The Restricted Three-Body Problem
10:09 - Chaotic Systems
All Comments (21)
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Are you watching “3 Body Problem” on Netflix?
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I had a three body problem once. Luckily, I know people who discreetly take care of that sort of thing.
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Goes perfectly with the saying, "Two's company, three's a crowd".
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I can't watch Neil deGrasse Tyson now without thinking about that Key & Peele skit 🤣🤣
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I found Neil DeGrasse Tyson in a speaking event streamed on YouTube last year, and then seen him appear in another guest speaking somewhere else (I cannot remember the location, I just remembered the feeling I had when he spoke). Each time I thought he was clever, charismatic, and made things easier to understand when it comes to astrophysics. I'm not anywhere near as smart as most who've commented, but I do have a little more knowledge than I would had I not found this channel.
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the small animations in between are really helpful
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Waaaay late to the conversation, but a student of mine wondered if the liquid core of earth acts as a reset of Jupiter's brief pull. Kinda like how pool water eventually settles after you jump in.
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I love that these two are still doing their thing, and I hope we get to continue watching them educate and entertain the both young and young at heart for many years to come.
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I love it how Chuck sometimes says "Gotcha" but his face tells you "I don't get it" 😃
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"where is your gravitational allegiance?" with no context is my new fav question to ask people
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Exceptionally well-shot content, great audio also. Kudos
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Thanks so much for this vulgarisation. It really is great to make these issues understandable for people like me (who suck at Maths and the Hard Sciences). You are a great educator.
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"i had no need of that hypothesis" Still one of the best burns in history.
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In June ‘22 I was lucky enough to meet and talk to Neil before a show in London, if anyone is wondering how he is off camera- he is the exact same as this, proper top bloke.
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Question for Chuck: Do you get a backgrounder first on anything discussed on StarTalk, or do you approach each topic cold like most of the audience does? Really enjoyed this one!
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I just stumbled upon this, and I have absolutely no idea why this matters to mere mortals, seeing as things seem to remain on course, but I am SO GLAD to know about the three body problem ANYWAY. I’ll be standing the grocery store, completely forgetting the fifth thing on the shopping list I left at home, and I’ll be able to say to myself, “Ah yes! I forgot why I’m here, next to the melons, but at least I remembered the Three Body Problem!!”
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Chuck is me in my high school science classes: “right, right, uh huh, it’s the… got it yeah because of the thing — right, okay…. Ahhhh….”
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Isaac Newton solved it in a cave! With a box of apples!
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You guys strike sparks of awe in my mind & make me laugh out loud. Thank you You have my love and support
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As someone whom has pondered this question for a couple of decades (without knowing that I was pondering the 3 Body Problem, mostly using Alpha Centauri as my main focal point). These three questions keep coming up. •What are the orbits of 3 or more stars look and act? •How do those orbits act/react with any orbiting satellites? •How do different size and mass of these stars effect the orbits?
