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They should be compared to a reversed bowl where any slight deviation from the center makes the balls move away exceedingly fast. But, if anyone could place the
by Lukas_Skywalker 7y ago
They should be compared to a reversed bowl where any slight deviation from the center makes the balls move away exceedingly fast. But, if anyone could place the balls exactly on top, they would stay.
- DavidSJ 7y agoNo, the L1, L2, and L3 points are like that — unstable equilibria. But the L4 and L5 points are stable.
- Lukas_Skywalker 7y agoSorry, you are right. I glossed over the parent writing about L4 and L5