The Variety of Solutions for Dynamics in the Local Group

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This exploration of solutions for the orbits of Local Group galaxies under the cosmological initial condition of growing peculiar velocities and fitted to measured distances, redshifts, and proper motions reveals a considerable variety of histories allowed by present constraints.

• The solutions also point to computations and measurements at the current level of precision that may lead to a more accurate picture of Local Group dynamics, or perhaps point to adjustments of our simple picture of the arrangement of mass within the Local Group.