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A stochastic optimization algorithm for analyzing planar central and balanced configurations in the $n$-body problem

Dynamical Systems 2020-12-24 v2 Numerical Analysis Numerical Analysis

Abstract

A stochastic optimization algorithm for analyzing planar central and balanced configurations in the nn-body problem is presented. We find a comprehensive list of equal mass central configurations satisfying the Morse equality up to n=12n=12. We show some exemplary balanced configurations in the case n=5n=5, as well as some balanced configurations without any axis of symmetry in the cases n=4n=4 and n=10n=10.

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@article{arxiv.2010.15358,
  title  = {A stochastic optimization algorithm for analyzing planar central and balanced configurations in the $n$-body problem},
  author = {Alexandru Doicu and Lei Zhao and Adrian Doicu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.15358},
  year   = {2020}
}

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37 pages, 13 figures, 2 tables

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