Gravitational Thermodynamics
Hut, Piet
Original · EN
The gravitational N-body problem, for N>2, is the oldest unsolved problem in mathematical physics. Some of the most ideal examples that can be found in nature are globular star clusters, with N 10⁶. In this overview, I discuss six types of fundamental sources of unpredictability, each of which poses a different challenge to attempts to determine the long-term behavior of these systems, governed by a peculiar type of thermodynamics.
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