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Computation of a separatrix map and a normally hyperbolic invariant lamination for the RP3BP

Dynamical Systems 2026-03-31 v2

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the existence of a normally hyperbolic invariant lamination (NHIL) at the Kirkwood gap 3:13:1 for the Restricted Planar Elliptic 3 Body Problem. This problem models the Sun-Jupiter-Asteroid dynamics. We also show that the induced dynamics on the NHIL is a partially hyperbolic skew-shift which is of the form f:(ω,I,θ)(σω,I+e0Aω(I)cos(θ+ψω)+O(e02),θ+Ωω(I)+O(e0)), f:(\omega,I,\theta)\to (\sigma \omega, I+e_0 A_\omega(I)\cos(\theta+\psi_\omega)+\mathcal{O}(e^2_0), \theta+\Omega_\omega(I)+\mathcal{O}(e_0)), where I[a,b],θT,ωΣ={0,1}ZI\in [a,b], \theta\in \mathbb T, \omega\in\Sigma=\{0,1\}^\mathbb Z, the space of sequences of 0,10,1's, σ:ΣΣ\sigma:\Sigma \to \Sigma is the shift in this space, Ωω\Omega_\omega is the shear, AωA_\omega is an amplitude, and e0e_0 is the eccentricity of Jupiter, which is taken as a small parameter. In the companion paper arXiv:2603.19894, relying on these skew-shift, we show the existence of stochastic diffusing behavior for Asteroids belonging to the Kirkwood gap provided the eccentricity of Jupiter is e0e_0 small enough. Key ingredients to construct the NHIL are the separatrix map associated to homoclinic channels to a normally hyperbolic invariant cylinder and an isolating block construction. Some of the necessary non-degeneracy conditions are verified numerically.

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@article{arxiv.2603.19893,
  title  = {Computation of a separatrix map and a normally hyperbolic invariant lamination for the RP3BP},
  author = {Marcel Guardia and Vadim Kaloshin and Pau Martín and Pablo Roldan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.19893},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

58 pages, 19 figures. Minor changes to the bibliography