From: davidD AT qimr DOT edu DOT au (David Duffy)
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Subject: Re: Orbits, planets, PLEASE HELP!
Date: 1 Apr 1998 23:54:11 GMT
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Andris Pavenis (pavenis AT laima DOT acad DOT latnet DOT lv) wrote:
: > 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 
: I havent seen much information about this in WWW so perhaps You'll
: have to go to library or bookstore.

You will find several web sites and programs for N-body problems, with
some discussion of methods.  To simulate a solar system say, however,
unless you are a pedant, you could idealize the planetary orbits (and
merely calculate the orbits for spaceships etc based on the current
planetary positions, masses etc) or use an almanac for our solar
system.