
MathematicsAugust 1, 2019
The Three-Body Problem
Although mathematicians know they can never fully “solve” this centuries-old quandary, tackling smaller pieces of it has yielded some intriguing discoveries
Richard Montgomery is a Distinguished Professor of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on the N-body problem and the geometry of distributions.

The Three-Body Problem
Although mathematicians know they can never fully “solve” this centuries-old quandary, tackling smaller pieces of it has yielded some intriguing discoveries