The centre of mass doesn’t move | Three-Body Problem Simulation | Gravity | Physics Simulations

A simulation of the three-body problem / n-body problem with three free masses. Each mass moves under the gravity of the other two. The masses start with equal distances from each other, and the same speed, moving along a tangent to the circle formed by the positions of the three masses. The centre of mass of the system, calculated from the positions of the masses at each point in time, is shown in white, and does not move. - Newtonian Gravity - all masses equal - chaos / chaotic motion - velocities and positions calculated using Runge-Kutta methods - 25fps, 45s #Physics #PhysicsSimulations #ThreeBodyProblem #Gravity #NewtonianGravity