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In this paper we present \texttt{SymOrb.jl}, a software which combines group representation theory and variational methods to provide numerical solutions of singular dynamical systems of paramount relevance in Celestial Mechanics and other…

The exact computation of orbits of discrete dynamical systems on the interval is considered. Therefore, a multiple-precision floating point approach based on error analysis is chosen and a general algorithm is presented. The correctness of…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2010-06-03 Christoph Spandl

First formulated by Sir Isaac Newton in his work "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica", the concept of the Three-Body Problem was put forth as a study of the motion of the three celestial bodies within the Earth-Sun-Moon system. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Manuel Santos Pereira , Luís Tripa , Nélson Lima , Francisco Caldas , Cláudia Soares

Although cosmological solutions to Einstein's equations are known to be generically singular, little is known about the nature of singularities in typical spacetimes. It is shown here how the operator splitting used in a particular…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 B. K. Berger , V. Moncrief

Optimal control problems are formulated and efficient computational procedures are proposed for combined orbital and rotational maneuvers of a rigid body in three dimensions. The rigid body is assumed to act under the influence of forces…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-15 Taeyoung Lee , N. Harris McClamroch , Melvin Leok

The Sitnikov problem is a special case of the restricted three-body problem where the primaries moves in elliptic orbits of the two-body problem with eccentricity $e\in [0,1[$ and the massless body moves on a straight line perpendicular to…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-12-22 Jorge Galán , Daniel Núñez , Andrés Rivera

We propose a numerical method for approximate calculations of the time evolution of point particle systems given only the system's Hamiltonian function and initial conditions. The method both generates and solves the equations of motion…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-12-27 José M. L. Amoreira , Luís J. M. Amoreira

It has previously been shown that varying the numerical timestep during a symplectic orbital integration leads to a random walk in energy and angular momentum, destroying the phase space-conserving property of symplectic integrators. Here…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Nathan A. Kaib , Thomas Quinn , Ramon Brasser

An algorithm is proposed for finding numerical solutions of a kinetic equation that describes an infinite system of point articles placed in $\mathbb{R}^d (d \geq 1)$. The particles perform random jumps with pair wise repulsion, in the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-08-03 Igor Omelyan , Yuri Kozitsky , Krzysztof Pilorz

Context. Due to our increasing knowledge on the Galactic and stellar neighborhood of the Solar System, modern long-period comet motion studies have to take into account both stellar perturbations and the overall Galactic potential. Aims.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 Piotr A. Dybczyński , Sławomir Breiter

In this paper we use a Modified Newton's method based on the Continuous analog of Newton's method and high precision arithmetic for a general numerical search of periodic orbits for the planar three-body problem. We consider relatively…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-30 I. Hristov , R. Hristova , I. Puzynin , T. Puzynina , Z. Sharipov , Z. Tukhliev

The key problem of statistical physics standing over one hundred years is how to exactly calculate the partition function (or free energy) of many-body interaction systems, which severely hinders application of the theory for realistic…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-04-26 Bo-Yuan Ning , Le-Cheng Gong , Tsu-Chien Weng , Xi-Jing Ning

This paper concerns the restricted 3-body problem. By applying topological methods we give a computer assisted proof of the existence of some classes of periodic orbits, the existence of symbolic dynamics and we give a rigorous lower…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2009-11-07 Gianni Arioli

The $N$-body problem is of historical significance because it was the first implementation of the Newtonian dynamical laws for the description of our Solar System. Motivated by this, the project's goal is to revisit this problem for small…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Achilleas Mavrakis , Konstantinos Kritos

We consider the special case of the restricted circular three-body problem, when the two primaries are of equal mass, while the third body of negligible mass performs oscillations along a straight line perpendicular to the plane of the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-17 Vladislav Sidorenko

This study presents a general alternative scheme of the procedure and necessary conditions for solving the $n$-body problem. The presented solution is not a solution of the classical problem, where the initial conditions of positions and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-24 Pawel Wojda

We examine a variety of numerical methods that arise when considering dynamical systems in the context of physics-based simulations of deformable objects. Such problems arise in various applications, including animation, robotics, control…

Graphics · Computer Science 2021-08-19 Uri M. Ascher , Egor Larionov , Seung Heon Sheen , Dinesh K. Pai

Various solutions are displayed and analyzed (both analytically and numerically) of arecently-introduced many-body problem in the plane which includes both integrable and nonintegrable cases (depending on the values of the coupling…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2015-06-26 F. Calogero , J-P. Françoise , M. Sommacal

Computational complexity is a core theory of computer science, which dictates the degree of difficulty of computation. There are many problems with high complexity that we have to deal, which is especially true for AI. This raises a big…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Chuyu Xiong

Although the discovery of the chaotic motion of the inner planets in the solar system dates back to more than thirty years ago, the secular chaos of their orbits still dares more analytical analyses. Apart from the high-dimensional…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-03 Federico Mogavero , Jacques Laskar