Solving the Three Body Problem With Python

Image: Rhett Allain. Stable 3 Body Motion

Yes, it’s time for the famous Three Body Problem. How do you model the motion of three objects interacting gravitational (those are the 3 bodies)? Well, let’s jump back for a second. How do you model just TWO objects with a gravitational interaction?

The Two Body Problem

Here are two planets (or stars — it doesn’t matter, you pick).