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What's up with the sudden uptick in 3-body problem content? I figure there is some general reference I'm missing since they all seem to be exactly n=3 instead o
by zamadatix 3y ago
What's up with the sudden uptick in 3-body problem content? I figure there is some general reference I'm missing since they all seem to be exactly n=3 instead of n>2 and so common lately (here, YouTube, news).
- defrost 3y agoOne of the streaming services has released a TV series called the 3-Body Problem based on a Chinese authors book series that features the name (as a book or series title). The TV series poses a four body problem early on (three suns and a single planet).
- ericcumbee 3y agoWhich is an outstanding book series, and while they took some liberties with the tv show I thought it was outstanding as well.
- rrauenza 3y agoI just found out that around the same time the Chinese also released a 30 episode version as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Body https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Body
- jwr 3y agoA word of warning, though: the series is dark and extremely depressing. I would not recommend it for people struggling with depression.
- johnchristopher 3y agoHey, it's not Evangelion. Depressed people should be fine.
- yau8edq12i 3y agoDepression is not something that you cure or worsen depending on what TV show you watch.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoDepends. It can have an effect.
- r0ckarong 3y agoIf an insight changes how you see the world it most definitely can have an effect on your existing condition.
- IncreasePosts 3y agohttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-13-reasons-why-associated-with-increase-in-youth-suicide-rates https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-1... > Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
- yau8edq12i 3y agoMaybe read in full what you are quoting. Correlation, causation, coincidence, all that.
- IncreasePosts 3y agoThe design of the study itself precludes showing causal linkage. That does not mean it does not exist. At the very least, the existence of this data should increase the odds that you believe a causal connection exists compared to there being no increases in suicides relating to popular media centered on suicide. I guess I should have followed your methodology and simply asserted my point without providing any supporting evidence. That would have been much better surely.
- jwr 3y agoI spoke from experience.
- globular-toast 3y agoI thought the first one was mediocre. The Da Vinci Code is a better book. Better writing for sure. The story seemed ripe for a film/TV series, though (not necessarily a good one).
- pelagicAustral 3y agoThe Netflix show it's a complete insult to the source material, but I was expecting this anyway, there is no way to honor good writing in the West anymore, everything needs to be adapted for the modern audience... I could only forcefully stomach 20 minutes before giving up to the strong female arch, the gimmicky witty/silliness of John Bradley's character that is essentially another version of his character on Game of Thrones... The Chinese one is true rendition the books needed. It's slow paced but it is a triumph
- yau8edq12i 3y agoAre you aware that they asked the author who gave his blessing to "adapt" the series to a global audience? Also, giving up because there is a strong female arch? Damn. Macho much?
- selimthegrim 3y agoI have heard PRC-native Chinese females complain about misogyny in the original text, so I think they are getting out ahead of something here.
- yau8edq12i 3y agoYes, the original text clearly has issues. Like when the author explains that it's really a shame that the UN secretary general is a woman when the crisis happens, because a man would have handled the impeding war better. He backpedals a bit in book 3 - suddenly that secretary general is a shrewd political operator who managed to make the UN powerful through various schemes.
- yau8edq12i 3y agoAlso, don't call women "females", wtf??
- selimthegrim 3y agoI generally don't, I was following GP.
- monkeydust 3y agoAgree. Hard to adapt for TV but thought they did a better job than the other streaming service with Foundation. In general loving the spike in SciFi drama after a long drought.
- mritchie712 3y agonetflix nailed the tv adaption (imo). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mogSbMD6EcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mogSbMD6EcY
- e40 3y agoYou didn't say if you read the books. I did and I thought the netflix series was pretty mediocre.
- asystole 3y agoI adored the books and I think the Netflix series is pretty good so far (it’s not finished).
- yau8edq12i 3y agoI read all three books and thought the series was good. The books have a slow pace and the constant time jumps get annoying in the third book.
- mritchie712 3y agoyes, read the books (twice). It seemed like a tough book to adapt to television and I think they did a great job considering the challenges.
- yau8edq12i 3y agoThe planet is basically irrelevant for the problem. It just suffers through whatever the three suns are doing. I don't remember if the exact orders of magnitude are given in the book (it goes into a lot of detail, but maybe not that much). But if it's like our Earth vs our Sun, our Earth's mass is one millionth of that of the Sun. A rounding error in the physical system.
- globular-toast 3y agoSpoilers all over this thread now... It's not irrelevant because a stable era only happens when the planet orbits one of the suns which will depend on the motion of the planet too.
- yau8edq12i 3y agoThe book is 16 years old now... The statute of limitations is passed. The motion of the planet is completely determined by what the three suns are doing, and their motion barely depends on that of the planet.
- vcg3rd 3y ago> The TV series poses a four body problem early on (three suns and a single planet). That's the same as the book except the book explains eventually that there were originally 7? 9? planets. The others had been ripped apart or consumed by the 3 stars, and the last one would be eventually.
- fellerts 3y agoIn addition to the other replies, n=3 is also the point at which the system becomes chaotic. AFAIK only a handful stable configurations for three bodies in orbit are known; most initial conditions are difficult (impossible?) to solve for analytically. It is a classic example in chaos theory.
- jprete 3y agoThere are quite a lot of known solutions now (12k): https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.16159 https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.16159
- seanqu 3y agoAFAIK figure-8 is only stable configuration. others config like euler, lagrange configuration is can be easily broke by small disturbances. figure-8 trajectory is very hard to calculate for me. all I can do is to search for a initial status (positon, velocity & relative positions) and let the simulator run by itself.
- andsoitis 3y agoNetflix released a new TV show, 3 Body Problem, based on Liu Cixin's "Remembrance of Earth's Past" novel trilogy. It comes from the creators of Game of Thrones and a top Google search trend for sci fi watching on streaming.