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Perihelion librations in the secular three--body problem

Dynamical Systems 2020-05-20 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

A normal form theory for non--quasi--periodic systems is combined with the special properties of the partially averaged Newtonian potential pointed out in [15] to prove, in the averaged, planar three--body problem, the existence of a plenty of motions where, periodically, the perihelion of the inner body affords librations about one equilibrium position and its ellipse squeezes to a segment before reversing its direction and again decreasing its eccentricity (perihelion librations).

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@article{arxiv.2002.11358,
  title  = {Perihelion librations in the secular three--body problem},
  author = {Gabriella Pinzari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.11358},
  year   = {2020}
}

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3 Figures, 30 pages

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