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On the Uniqueness of Co-circular Four Body Central Configurations

Mathematical Physics 2023-02-24 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We study central configurations lying on a common circle in the Newtonian four-body problem. Using a topological argument we prove that there is at most one co-circular central configuration for each cyclic ordering of the masses on the circle.

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@article{arxiv.2302.10089,
  title  = {On the Uniqueness of Co-circular Four Body Central Configurations},
  author = {Manuele Santoprete},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.10089},
  year   = {2023}
}