Somewhere and not hidden too deep is a potential to be tapped.
Dave Nelson
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From: <pennpenn@ptdprolog.net>
To: "Dave Nelson" <dfnelson@netdoor.com>
Cc: "keelynet" <interact@keelynet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Barycenters
> This is the n-body problem for which there is no simple mathematical
> solution.
>
> It is very complex.
>
> Dave Nelson wrote:
>
> > I just read a simple explanation of what a barycenter is at
> > http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/barycntr.htm My interpretation of that
> > is that any two masses that can feel the effect of each other's
> > gravitation will have an axis that each spin about in relation to each
> > other, and they essentially become one mass with a lot of space
> > between them. Maybe its me, but I find that profound. That would
> > mean every mass in the universe is linked directly or indirectly,
> > becoming one big mass with a lot of space in between. The
> > gravitational attraction between masses is transformed into motion.
> > The force exerted by this attraction would in probability induce other
> > forces within each mass, which in turn would transform into another
> > force and on and on and on. In addition, the link between two masses
> > will influence the link one of those masses will have with a third
> > mass, and that will in turn be passed on through other links. Am I
> > detecting a pattern there? One too complex for one brain to grasp?
> > One that a schematic can be made from? Dave Nelson
>
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