three-body problem

Summary

three-body problem is a task^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of task entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,359 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• three-body problem's instance of is recorded as task^[3].
• three-body problem followed two-body problem^[4].
• three-body problem was followed by N-body problem^[5].
• three-body problem is a type of N-body problem^[6].
• three-body problem's Commons category is recorded as Three-body problem^[7].
• three-body problem's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• three-body problem's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/three-body-problem^[9].
• three-body problem's different from is recorded as The Three-Body Problem^[10].
• three-body problem's different from is recorded as The Three-Body Problem^[11].
• three-body problem's different from is recorded as Three Prisoners problem^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

three-body problem's instance of is recorded as task^[3]. It is a type of N-body problem^[6].

Influence

Things named for three-body problem include 3 Body Problem^[13], a television series^[14], directed by Derek Tsang^[15] and The Three-Body Problem^[16], a literary work^[17], written by Liu Cixin^[18].

Why It Matters

three-body problem ranks in the top 8% of task entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,359 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include 3 Body Problem^[13], a television series^[14], directed by Derek Tsang^[15] and The Three-Body Problem^[16], a literary work^[17], written by Liu Cixin^[18].