Asteroids
In the second part of the course, we look also at differential equations. A famous system is the
Newtonian n-body problem. Asteriods were in the news recently:
Example.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/02/21/JAXAs-Hayabusa-2-touches-down-on-asteroid-Ryugu/3331550761436/?st_rec=9261551713653">Example2
Example 3
Here is a great simulation of asteroids
in real time.
The page also lists the
estimated profit. There is a lot
of cash lying around. Profits are from a few hundred millions to trillions.