I Simulated the Three-Body Problem in Scratch
Ah, the three-body problem, one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in physics and also the name of a sci-fi novel turned Netflix Series. In this video, we explore this notorious orbital question and also build an interactive simulation to model the three-body system as well as a generalized N-body system in Scratch!
If you find any stable periodic orbits or discover cool patterns, please let me know by leaving a comment down below with the initial configurations - I will test them personally :)
Feel free to leave a message for questions, suggestions, or video ideas as well!
Link to three-body project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1121897205/editor
Link to original orbital motion project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1115879173/editor