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From: "Andris Pavenis" <pavenis AT laima DOT acad DOT latnet DOT lv>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, sl AT psycode DOT com
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 18:54:30 +0000
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Subject: Re: Orbits, planets, PLEASE HELP!
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> From:          NOSPAMsl AT psycode DOT com (Gili)
> Subject:       Re: Orbits, planets, PLEASE HELP!

> > However, don't give up hope.  Accurate equations for these things have
> > not been discovered for more than two bodies.  (Look for references on 
> > the "three body problem" for more history, which should also provide
> > leads on computational methods.)
> 
> 	That means they HAVE been discovered for two bodies.. Do you have 
> these equations?
> 

Equations of motion are known already for some centuries. They don't
have exact analytical solution for more than two bodies in general form
except of some special variants. This mailing list is not a right place
where to look for such information. Perhaps a much better place would be
to get a good book for such topics: theoretical mechanics, celestial 
mechanics. Perhaps You'll need knowledge about the first to understand the
second. 

I havent seen much information about this in WWW so perhaps You'll
have to go to library or bookstore.

Andris Pavenis