Box orbit
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Box orbit
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In stellar dynamics, a box orbit refers to a particular type of orbit that can be seen in triaxial systems, i.e. systems that do not possess a symmetry around any of its axes. They contrast with the loop orbits that are observed in spherically symmetric or axisymmetric systems. In a box orbit, a star oscillates independently along the three different axes as it moves through the system. As a result of this motion, it fills in a (roughly) box-shaped region of space. Unlike loop orbits, the stars
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Type of gravitational orbit seen in triaxial systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_orbit
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2023-03-12T08:42:40Z
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