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The relative magnitude of interactions is important. The article specifically mentioned triple star system as an example. Solar system is of course many body, b
by mynegation 5y ago
The relative magnitude of interactions is important. The article specifically mentioned triple star system as an example. Solar system is of course many body, but (a) it has already settled into (sort of) stable configuration (b) there is one massive body and everything else revolves around it. Yes, massive bodies like gas giants have noticeable affect on other bodies, but due to the distances they tend to be in the stable territory.