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Mathematicians find 12,000 new solutions to 'unsolvable' 3-body problem (www.space.com)
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Mathematicians find 12,000 new solutions to 'unsolvable' 3-body problem::Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky, but a new study may reveal 12,000 new solutions.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago

So they mean there's no general solution. That doesn't mean that we can't find specific solutions.

As for your notion of solved, that's solved in a numerical sense.

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