Newtonian restricted three-body gravitational problem with positive and negative point masses
Classical Physics
2024-12-05 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The Newtonian restricted three-body problem involving a positive primary point mass, , and a negative secondary point mass, , in a circular orbit, and a positive or negative tertiary point mass, , with , is solved. Five Lagrange points are found for , three of which are coplanar with and , and two of which are not, a subtle consequence of the gravitational repulsion from . All Lagrange points are linearly unstable, except for one point in the regime , which is linearly stable and collinear with and .
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@article{arxiv.2411.00933,
title = {Newtonian restricted three-body gravitational problem with positive and negative point masses},
author = {K. H. Thong and A. Melatos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.00933},
year = {2024}
}