Newton's Second Law of Motion gives for the ith star, Mi X; E Fij jti where F;; is the force exerted on the ith star by the jth star. Using the law of universal gravitation, G mi mj Σ |X; – x;|3 (х, — х,) . | j#i
Newton's Second Law of Motion gives for the ith star, Mi X; E Fij jti where F;; is the force exerted on the ith star by the jth star. Using the law of universal gravitation, G mi mj Σ |X; – x;|3 (х, — х,) . | j#i
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