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Animation for gravitational 3-body problem looks incorrect

In the animation, the center of mass pretty clearly drifts toward the bottom right. The three bodies initially have zero momentum, so the momentum of the system is also zero. Per the law of conservation of momentum, the center of mass should not move. The Mathematica code which I assume generated the animation and given below it states: "Initial total momentum is zero, so the center of mass does not drift away". Billybass (talk) 15:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC)