What is the 3 Body Problem in physics? Is there a solution to it?

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I recently finished watching the 3 Body Problem on Netflix so this question came to mind. Can anyone explain (in simple terms) why the 3 body problem was deemed unsolvable even by the advanced alien race in the series? Even better, can anyone here simplify what the 3 Body Problem actually is in Physics? It really got my curiosity. Thanks! 🙂

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Here’s one making ths rounds this afternoon.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/ug2ludiNmK

Any small perturbation in initial conditions would lead to completely different solutions.

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