3 ms·Won’t the orbits decay due to tidal forces in some cases?by minitoar 7y agoWon’t the orbits decay due to tidal forces in some cases?mokus 7y agoIn reality, yes - for purpose of illustration, I was thinking of idealized planets acting as point masses.fsh 7y agoTidal forces are much too weak to capture planets. In practice, yoy always need three bodies.