Orbits of the three-body problem with large potential
Dynamical Systems
2026-03-11 v1
Abstract
Consider the planar three-body problem with masses positive position vector . Let where . Assume that the angular momentum is nonzero so that triple collision is impossible and fix any negative energy.. Then given any constant there are solutions with for all . These solutions will have a single close approach to triple collision. The configuration will always be a tight binary with close and the distance from the binary to diverging as .
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@article{arxiv.2603.08833,
title = {Orbits of the three-body problem with large potential},
author = {Richard Moeckel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08833},
year = {2026}
}