Bridianne O'Dea

2 months ago | dx.doi.org | Philip J Batterham |Fiona Shand |Bridianne O'Dea

In physics, the three-body problem relates to predicting the trajectories of three (or more) interacting celestial masses based on their initial positions and velocities.Reference Musielak and Quarles1 A general predictive model for these trajectories is intractable, as predictions are highly sensitive to initial conditions and any minor perturbations lead to wild inaccuracies – that is, the relationships of the orbits of the three bodies are chaotic.

Sep 12, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Bridianne O'Dea |Belinda Parker |Mirjana Subotic-Kerry |Thomas Borchard

The authors have declared no competing interest. This research was supported by a generous donation from the Buxton Family Foundation, Australian Unity, the Frontiers Technology Clinical Academic Group Industry Connection Seed Funding Scheme, and the UNSW Medicine, Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Theme and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group Collaborative Research Funding. BOD is supported by an NHMRC MRFF Investigator Fellowship (MRF1197249).