n-body problem
n-body problem The mathematical problem of finding the velocities and positions of any number (
n) of objects moving under their mutual gravitational attraction for any time in the past or future; also known as the
many-body problem. It applies, for example, to the members of the Solar System and the members of a star cluster. As with the
three-body problem, no general mathematical solution holding for all time has ever been found, but certain general results are known, true for any number of bodies. The centre of mass of the system of particles travels with constant velocity; the total energy of the system is constant; and the total angular momentum of the system does not change. With modern electronic computers, the bodies' velocities and positions can be calculated to any desired accuracy for finite lengths of time into the past or future but, for reasons such as round-off error (the error accumulating from slight initial inaccuracies when a large number of calculations are performed) and the chaotic nature of the problem, the accuracy deteriorates as the time increases.
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Travel: Don't argue with a 500lb turtle on heat The mid-Atlantic Ascension Islands once boasted the world's worst golf greens, but Michael Brooke recommends it for holidays like no other
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ASCENSION IS a paradox that...here is a volcanic island, a pimple of the...once bred on the island, the only haven...population of the Ascension frigate bird, as...no other, go to Ascension. The "greens...
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John Battle to announce new FCO funding to restore seabird colonies on Ascension Island.
M2 Presswire; 3/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...restore seabird colonies on Ascension Island (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...glory." The Administrator of Ascension Island, Geoffrey Fairhurst, said: "On 25 March 2001 Ascension Island celebrated the 500th anniversary...
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Science & Nature: No place like home Imported cats led to the decline of the booby (right) on Ascension Island. MICHAEL BROOKE reports on an ambitious plan to cull the alien species
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...birds, are due to fledge from Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic...never been washed away in the island's arid climate. Unfortunately...eradication of feral cats from the island. In supporting the programme...in the business of putting islands to ecological rights. A team...
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It's different on Ascension Island
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/15/1999; ; 556 words
; IF YOU ever land at Ascension Island, a speck of a British colony just...Pleasant airbase in the Falkland Islands. Two: you are a spy, because...shepherded to the transit area of Ascension Island's airport terminal. I say terminal...
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Ascension Island pays tribute to Queen Mother
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/7/1996; ; 634 words
; ...issued by the tiny dependency of Ascension Island. A silver commemorative coin...citizens than of royal subjects. Ascension Island, named by Joao de Nova...1922, the Colonial Office made Ascension a dependency of St. Helena...
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POST BERKS; Royal Mail buffoons send entire Xmas mail for Ascension Island.. ..to Asuncion, capital of Paraguay (that's 3,000 miles away).(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/10/2005; 691 words
; ...emerged last night. Brits living on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic have had...1,000 British people live on Ascension and post is usually flown in twice...uk CAPTION(S): NO CARDS: Ascension; WAY OFF: Asuncion
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FCO daily bulletin 24 September 2003 - Ministerial engagements - Wednesday 24 September - Ministerial engagements - Thursday 25 September - Change of Governor and Commander-in-Chief, St Helena (and also Ascension Island and Tristan Da Cunha).
M2 Presswire; 9/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...Chief, St Helena (and also Ascension Island and Tristan Da Cunha)(C)1994...CHIEF, ST HELENA (And Also Ascension Island and Tristan Da Cunha...Chief of St Helena (and also Ascension Island and Tristan Da Cunha...
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Harris Corp. (Harris Corp. Government Information Systems Div., instrument system upgrade for Ascension Island Tracking Station) (Defense Contracts)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 12/16/1994; 671 words
; ...the instrumentation consolidation facility at the Ascension Island Tracking Station and for upgrade of the telemetry processing capability at Ascension Island and Cape Canaveral AFB, Fla. The work will be performed...
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An Example of North Atlantic Deep-Ocean Swell Impacting Ascension and St. Helena Islands in the Central South Atlantic
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...based tide gauges at Ascension and St. Helena Islands were upgraded in order...monitoring being provided by island tide gauges. 1. Introduction...Ascension and St. Helena Islands in the central South...northwestern side of the islands in the lee of the southeast...measurements at the ...
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Cape Town to Cardiff on the last of the Royal Mail Ships.(from South Africa to Wales stopping at Canary Islands, Ascension and St. Helena)
Magazine article from: International Travel News; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...passengers. It calls at Tenerife in the Canary Islands and the remote South Atlantic islands of Ascension and St. Helena. Once a year, in January...supply the needs of the even more remote island of Tristan da Cunha. It is the RMS St...
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Ascension Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ascension Island Caroline Islands: see Pohnpei .
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Ascension
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ascension , island (1998 pop. 712), 34...research stations on the island. Discovered by the Portuguese...dependency of St. Helena. The island served as a refueling base...ships during the Falkland Islands conflict between Britain...
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Islands, Capes, and Peninsulas
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...for example, the Solomon Islands, the islands of Micronesia and Polynesia, the Azores, the Aleutians, Midway Island, Ascension Island, Tristan Da Cunha, and the Hawaiian Islands. From a geologic perspective, these...
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oceanic islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...the rumbling volcanic islands of Hawaii, the Azores...geography: Pitcairn, Easter Island (Rapanui), Heard Island, Kerguelen, St Helena, Ascension, and Juan Fernandez...classification of oceanic islands Level One Level Two Plate...
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ocean-island basalt
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
ocean-island basalt (OIB) Quartz tholeiites , alkali...up from the ocean floor to form the ocean islands away from ocean ridges . Examples include the Cape Verde Islands, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha Island, and Gough Island...
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