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Chaotic scattering / escape
Transient scatteringChaotic / escape
Pythagorean three-body
Orbit: masses 3, 4, and 5 begin at a 3-4-5 triangle, fall inward, and scatter apart.
Status: not a periodic or stable solution. It is a chaotic scattering benchmark where escape is expected.
Source: classic Pythagorean three-body scattering benchmark.
Thin dashed paths show the transient reference trajectory.
Integrator
t = 0.00
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