Re:'Mathematically perfect' star system being investigated f...
by SamBam on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:42AM
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That's why it would require alien technology to keep it perfect.
Why they'd do this, though, would be a mystery.
Re:'Mathematically perfect' star system being investigated f...
by fullstackchris on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:57AM
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seems like it'd be a primitive way (in one way, obviously not in the tech sense) of displaying power
Spaced-out resonant triplets of bodies in the same plane are often dynamically stable - an imperfect ratio is damped by various orbital forces until it approximates a perfect ratio.