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TheN-body problem of celestial mechanics

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A selective survey of then-body problem of celestial mechanics is given where the emphasis is on the asymptotic behavior of all solutions ast→∞, the possible configurations the particles can assume in phase space and in physical space, and collision and non-collision singularities.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., USA

    Donald G. Saari

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Supported in part by NSF Grant MPS 71-03407 A03.

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Saari, D.G. TheN-body problem of celestial mechanics. Celestial Mechanics 14, 11–17 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01247127

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