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In the circular restricted three-body problem, low energy transit orbits are revealed by linearizing the governing differential equations about the collinear Lagrange points. This procedure fails when time-periodic perturbations are…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Joshua Fitzgerald , Shane Ross

The Newtonian restricted three-body problem involving a positive primary point mass, $m_+$, and a negative secondary point mass, $m_-$, in a circular orbit, and a positive or negative tertiary point mass, $m_3$, with $m_+ > |m_-| \gg…

Classical Physics · Physics 2024-12-05 K. H. Thong , A. Melatos

Comet-type periodic orbits of the circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP) are periodic solutions that are generated from very large retrograde and direct circular Keplerian motions around the common center of mass of the primaries.…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Cengiz Aydin

The three-body problem is reexamined in the framework of general relativity. The Newtonian three-body problem admits Euler's collinear solution, where three bodies move around the common center of mass with the same orbital period and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-12-13 Kei Yamada , Hideki Asada

The 2:1 mean motion resonance orbit was integrated at the restricted planar 3-body problem in absolute frame. Orbit of Jupiter was assumed circular. Initial Jupiter longitude was assumed zero. The Runge-Kutta method was used. The start of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. E. Rosaev

In this paper, we extend the basic model of the restricted four-body problem introducing two bigger dominant primaries $m_1$ and $m_2$ as oblate spheroids when masses of the two primary bodies ($m_2$ and $m_3$) are equal. The aim of this…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-20 Reena Kumari , Badam Singh Kushvah

The elliptic isosceles restricted three body problem (REI3BP) models the motion of a massless body under the influence of the Newtonian gravitational force caused by two other bodies called the primaries. The primaries of masses…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-06-01 Marcel Guardia , Jaime Paradela , Tere-M. Seara , Claudio Vidal

The orbits about Lagrangian equilibrium points are important for scientific investigations. Since, a number of space missions have been completed and some are being proposed by various space agencies. In light of this, we consider a more…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Ram Kishor , Badam Singh Kushvah

In this paper we address a $n+1$-body gravitational problem governed by the Newton's laws, where $n$ primary bodies orbit on a plane $\Pi$ and an additional massless particle moves on the perpendicular line to $\Pi$ passing through the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-10-10 Gastón Beltritti , Fernando Mazzone , Martina Oviedo

The rectilinear elliptic restricted Three Body Problem (TBP) is the limiting case of the elliptic restricted TBP when the motion of the primaries is described by a Keplerian ellipse with eccentricity $e'=1$, but the collision of the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-10 George Voyatzis , Kleomenis Tsiganis , Michalis Gaitanas

In this work, we perform a first study of basic invariant sets of the spatial Hill's four-body problem, where we have used both analytical and numerical approaches. This system depends on a mass parameter mu in such a way that the classical…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 Jaime Burgos-Garcia , Abimael Bengochea , Luis Franco-Perez

At the Lagrange relative equilibrium of the three-body problem, for all values of the masses, the elliptic eigenvalues associated with vertical eigenvectors give rise to spatial quasi-periodic orbits, which become periodic in a rotating…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Alexandre Prieur , Philippe Robutel

We apply the analytic-numerical method of Roberts to determine the linear stability of time-reversible periodic simultaneous binary collision orbits in the symmetric collinear four body problem with masses 1, m, m, 1, and also in a…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-05-13 Lennard F. Bakker , Tiancheng Ouyang , Skyler Simmons , Duokui Yan , Gareth E. Roberts

The elliptic restricted three body problem has been well studied. However, the previous formulations of the problem have used a rotating coordinate system to keep the positions of the primary and secondary on the x-axis. This requires the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-12-15 Robert W. Easton

In this paper, we consider the linear stability of the elliptic relative equilibria of the restricted 4-body problems where the three primaries form a Lagrangian triangle. By reduction, the linearized Poincar\'e map is decomposed to the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-04-23 Bowen Liu , Qinglong Zhou

This paper investigates the motion of a small particle moving near the triangular points of the Earth-Moon system. The dynamics are modeled in the Hill restricted 4-body problem (HR4BP), which includes the effect of the Earth and Moon as in…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-02-29 Luke T. Peterson , Gavin Brown , Àngel Jorba , Daniel Scheeres

We review some recent progress on the research of the periodic orbits of the N-body problem,and propose a numerical scheme to determine the spatial doubly-symmetric periodic orbits (SDSPs for short). Both comet- and lunar-type SDSPs in the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-03-15 Xingbo Xu

We present the results of a numerical search for periodic orbits of three equal masses moving in a plane under the influence of Newtonian gravity, with zero angular momentum. A topological method is used to classify periodic three-body…

Classical Physics · Physics 2013-03-19 Milovan Šuvakov , V. Dmitrašinović

In this work, we revisit the planar restricted four-body problem to study the dynamics of an infinitesimal mass under the gravitational force produced by three heavy bodies with unequal masses, forming an equilateral triangle configuration.…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-08-31 José Alejandro Zepeda Ramírez , Martha Alvarez-Ramírez

The three-body problem has been studied for more than three centuries [1,2], and has received much attention in recent years [3-5]. It shows complex dynamical phenomena due to the mutual gravitational interaction of the three bodies. Triple…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2021-01-05 Xiaoming Li , Xiaochen Li , Shijun Liao