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Motion of an n-Point Dynamical System


	An ordered -point system, with each point moving toward the next point in the sequence, will converge to the center of mass of the system. For added visual effect, trace the evolution of the polygon defined by these points.


	Contributed by: Faisal Mohamed Suggested by: Bruce Carpenter
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This dynamical system is governed by the system of differential equations:

…

,

where

is the position of the

point at time

and

is a speed term.

Dynamical System (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Motion of an n -Point Dynamical System" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MotionOfAnNPointDynamicalSystem/

Contributed by: Faisal Mohamed

Suggested by: Bruce Carpenter

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