My brother recently finished the trilogy and really enjoyed it. Then a coworker I haven’t seen in a year in a half (due to hybrid schedule I only see some co-workers at the Christmas Party) told me he had just read it and recommended it. Its apparently about preparing for an alien invasion force that will arrive in 200 years.
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That sounds interesting. Thanks!
Smith: I'm not sure if you're aware, so excuse me if this is patronizing, but the phrase "three-body problem" comes from Newtonian physics. It turns out that if you have a two-body problem -- meaning, for instance, that only the earth and sun exist -- then you can solve the problem 'analytically', meaning that you can write done some sort of elliptical function that tells you how the two things are going to move for eternity.
But... if there are three bodies... say, the earth, sun and moon... then no such solutions exist. And, even worse, the solutions (which can only come via computer) are chaotic -- at least in principal (in reality, the absolute massiveness of the sun prevents most of the chaos).
I mention this because the conceit of the book is that a third body is around, which severely affects the Earth's ecosystem. It makes growing season unpredictable etc. Anyway, the upshot of this 'third body' is that the story is incredibly tedious. Now, if you're a 'believer', meaning that you actually think that we'll colonize Mars etc, then you might find it interesting. But as someone who notices that we can't even fill potholes... well, science has pretty much fallen off the map for me.
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Thanks! I am familiar with some Newtonian stuff but wasn’t familiar with the origin of the title. I’ve been fascinated with space and UFOs/Aliens have been a guilty pleasure of mine since childhood so I would like to see space colonization one day. It will definitely through private companies I’d imagine.
Funny story….when I joined the Air Force I remember hoping I’d get info about UFOs everytime I had a classified briefing. I mean it was in the back of my mind but I knew it was a longshot since I really didn’t do anything around that topic. I did hear some second and third hand stuff as well as a first hand account from a retiree.
Thanks again!