Integration of the N body gravitational problem by separation of the force into a near and a far component

Author(s):  
Afaq Ahmad ◽  
Leon Cohen

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Szebehely ◽  
Dale G. Bettis


1971 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 133-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Bettis ◽  
V. Szebehely

AbstractOne of the main difficulties encountered in the numerical integration of the gravitational n-body problem is associated with close approaches. The singularities of the differential equations of motion result in losses of accuracy and in considerable increase in computer time when any of the distances between the participating bodies decreases below a certain value. This value is larger than the distance when tidal effects become important, consequently, numerical problems are encountered before the physical picture is changed. Elimination of these singularities by transformations is known as the process of regularization. This paper discusses such transformations and describes in considerable detail the numerical approaches to more accurate and faster integration. The basic ideas of smoothing and regularization are explained and applications are given.





1974 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Szebehely






1989 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 143-144
Author(s):  
Joanna P. Anosova

The dynamical processes of formation, evolution and disruption of binaries may be effectively studied by computer simulations in the N > 3-body gravitational problem. As a result of analysis of these investigations of diverse authors, the classification of the dynamical processes of formation of wide and close binaries may be proposed (see Table 1). This Table shows the following general processes: I-triple approaches of the single bodies; II-approaches of binaries with single bodies; Ill-escape from physical triples. The actions of these processes, and kinetics of a frequency of binaries in general field were studied at the Astronomical Observatory of the Leningrad State University (1965-1988) by computer simulations in the three-body problem. More than 3.104 orbits with negative total energy E < 0 and 5.104 with E > 0 have been run on the computers. The film “Dynamical evolution of triple systems” was produced. Part I of this movie shows the evolution of the unstable non-hierarchical triplet as well as the processes of formation, evolution, and disruption of temporary wide and final close binaries inside the physical triples. Part II of film presents in detail the trajectories of the bodies on the triple approaches of “fly-by”-and of “exchange”-types. The triple approach of “fly-by”-type results often in an escape from triple as well as the formation of final close binary. The triple approach of “exchange”-type consists as a rule of a few close double approaches of bodies and rarely results in an escape from triplet, it results in formation of temporary wide binary inside triplet. Part III of movie presents the trajectories of the different-mass bodies: an escape of the minimum-mass body, the intermediate-mass body, and the maximum-mass body as well as a formation of binaries with different-mass components.



1978 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Hirayama ◽  
Hsiung Chia Tze ◽  
Jun Ishida ◽  
Tetsuji Kawabe


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