Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must ...

Authors Ian Tregillis and George R.R. Martin derive a formula to describe the dynamics behind viral behaviour.

Knowledge of Lagrangian mechanics assumed. Central force problem, scattering, rigid-body mechanics, normal modes and special relativity. Hamiltonian dynamics, canonical transformations, ...

George R. R. Martin, the author behind the popular fantasy novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire', has teamed up with Ian Tregillis, a contributor to Martin’s 'Wild Cards' superhero series, to ...