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It is proved in this article that under the condition defined in Equation (6), whent→∞, at least two particles must escape from a Newtonian gravitational system of positive energy.
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Pollard, H., Saari, D.G. Escape from a gravitational system of positive energy. Celestial Mechanics 1, 347–350 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231139
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231139