two-body problem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The problem of finding the motion, relative to one another, of two objects, where the position of each affects the motion of the other.
  2. The problem of obtaining employment for two people who wish to reside near one another.

Word forms

two-body problem two-body problems

Related words

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