Is Taldain orbiting at a Lagrangian point?
[Laughs]
It would make the orbits work
[Long pause] I’m not sure the implications, I have to think through implications before answering questions
The situation I’m thinking of, it would orbit the big star but at the same period as the smaller star.
Yeah, well, I’ll just say ‘yes’, but I want to make sure I’m not saying ‘yes’, without…well, yes that’s how it has to work
Right
Because [Taldain] I want to be not like Roshar where we have unstable orbits and things. Uh, but I… I’m saying yes, but I hope that doesn’t get me into trouble scientifically.
[Necarion’s note 1: While the L1 Lagrange point is an equilibrium point in the three-body problem, it is technically an unstable one. However, this seems a system that could be corrected with a small input of Shardic intervention, far less than would be required by any other astronomical arrangement I can think of] [Necarion’s note 2: Note the comment about ‘unstable orbits’ in the Rosharan system. This might account for the rapid variation in seasons on the planet]
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