Action minimizers under topological constraints in the planar equal-mass four-body problem
Dynamical Systems
2017-10-30 v1
Abstract
It is shown that in the planar equal-mass four-body problem, there exist two sets of new action minimizers connecting two planar boundary configurations with fixed symmetry axes and specific order constraints on the four bodies: a double isosceles configuration and an isosceles trapezoid configuration. By applying the level estimate method, these minimizers are shown to be collision-free and they can be extended to two new sets of periodic or quasi-periodic orbits.
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@article{arxiv.1710.09959,
title = {Action minimizers under topological constraints in the planar equal-mass four-body problem},
author = {Duokui Yan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.09959},
year = {2017}
}