From Brake to Syzygy
Dynamical Systems
2015-05-30 v1
Abstract
In the planar three-body problem, we study solutions with zero initial velocity (brake orbits). Following such a solution until the three masses become collinear (syzygy), we obtain a continuous, flow-induced Poincar\'e map. We study the image of the map in the set of collinear configurations and define a continuous extension to the Lagrange triple collision orbit. In addition we provide a variational characterization of some of the resulting brake-to-syzygy orbits and find simple examples of periodic brake orbits.
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@article{arxiv.1109.1089,
title = {From Brake to Syzygy},
author = {Richard Moeckel and Richard Montgomery and Andrea Venturelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.1089},
year = {2015}
}