Equal masses Eulerian relative equilibria on a rotating meridian of S^2
Classical Analysis and ODEs
2022-03-29 v1
Abstract
Relative equilibria on a rotating meridian on in equal-mass three-body problem under the cotangent potential are determined. We show the existence of scalene and isosceles relative equilibria. Almost all isosceles triangles, including equilateral, can form a relative equilibrium, except for the two equal arc angles . For , the mid mass must be on the rotation axis, in our case, at the north or south pole of . For , the mid mass must be on the equator. For , we obtain the equilateral triangle, where the position of the masses is arbitrary. When the largest arc angle is in , with , two scalene configurations exist for given .
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@article{arxiv.2203.14930,
title = {Equal masses Eulerian relative equilibria on a rotating meridian of S^2},
author = {Toshiaki Fujiwara and Ernesto Pérez-Chavela},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.14930},
year = {2022}
}
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20 pages, 5 figures