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We present a computer assisted proof of the full listing of central configurations for spatial n-body problem for n = 5 and 6, with equal masses. For each central configuration we give a full list of its euclidean symmetries. For all masses…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-12-10 Malgorzata Moczurad , Piotr Zgliczynski

We prove that if for the curved $n$-body problem the masses are given, the minimum distance between the point masses of a specific type of relative equilibrium solution to that problem has a universal lower bound that is not equal to zero.…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2014-01-15 Pieter Tibboel

We consider a restricted four-body problem on the dynamics of a massless particle under the gravitational force produced by three mass points forming an equilateral triangle configuration. We assume that the mass m3 of one primary is very…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-06-03 Jaime Burgos-Garcia , Marian Gidea

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…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-02-24 Manuele Santoprete

We study the influence of relativity on the chaotic properties and dynamical outcomes of an unstable triple system; the Pythagorean three-body problem. To this end, we extend the Brutus N-body code to include Post-Newtonian pairwise terms…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-27 Tjarda C. N. Boekholt , Arend Moerman , Simon F. Portegies Zwart

A new coordinate system on the tangent space to planar configurations is introduced to simplify some calculations on central configurations and relative equilibria in the $N$-body problem with a homogeneous potential, which includes the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-07-29 Marshall Hampton

We investigate the stability of motion close to the Lagrangian equilibrium points L4 and L5 in the framework of the spatial, elliptic, restricted three- body problem, subject to the radial component of Poynting-Robertson drag. For this…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Christoph Lhotka , Alessandra Celletti

This is a natural continuation of our first paper \cite{pre}, where we develop a new geometrical technique which allow us to study relative equilibria on the two sphere. We consider a system of three positive masses on $\mathbb{S}^2$ moving…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2022-02-28 Toshiaki Fujiwara , Ernesto Perez-Chavela

We study the rhomboidal symmetric-mass 4-body problem in both a two-degree-of-freedom and a four-degree-of-freedom setting. Under suitable changes of variables in both settings, isolated binary collisions at the origin are regularizable.…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-05-01 Lennard Bakker , Skyler Simmons

We look for particular solutions to the restricted three-body problem where the bodies are allowed to either lose or gain mass to or from a static atmosphere. In the case that all the masses are proportional to the same function of time,we…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-03-17 Tiago Amancio da Silva , P. S. Letelier

Central configurations are fundamental equilibrium solutions of the Newtonian $n$-body problem and play a key role in understanding the structure and dynamics of gravitational systems. However, the classification and enumeration of such…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-13 Zalán Czirják , Bálint Érdi , Emese Forgács-Dajka

In this paper, we study the chaotic four-body problem in Newtonian gravity. Assuming point particles and total encounter energies $\le$ 0, the problem has three possible outcomes. We describe each outcome as a series of discrete…

We consider the problem of $n$ points with positive masses interacting pairwise with forces inversely proportional to the distance between them. In particular, it is the classical gravitational, Coulomb or photo-gravitational $n$-body…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-25 Maria Przybylska , Andrzej J. Maciejewski

In the cosmos, any two bodies share a gravitational attraction. When in proximity to one another in empty space, their motions can be modeled by Newtonian gravity. Newton found their orbits when the two bodies are infinitely small, the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2023-07-06 Jodin Morey

We consider the $N$-body problem of celestial mechanics in spaces of nonzero constant curvature. Using the concept of locked inertia tensor, we compute the moment of inertia for systems moving on spheres and hyperbolic spheres and show that…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-03-11 Florin Diacu , Cristina Stoica , Shuqiang Zhu

We study the dynamics of the collinear points in the planar, restricted three-body problem, assuming that the primaries move on an elliptic orbit around a common barycenter. The equations of motion can be conveniently written in a rotating…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Alessandra Celletti , Christoph Lhotka , Giuseppe Pucacco

We study the quantum mechanical many-body problem of $N \geq 1$ non-relativistic electrons with spin interacting with their self-generated classical electromagnetic field and $K \geq 0$ static nuclei. We model the dynamics of the electrons…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-05-15 Thomas Forrest Kieffer

A new class of solvable $N$-body problems is identified. They describe $N$ unit-mass point particles whose time-evolution, generally taking place in the complex plane, is characterized by Newtonian equations of motion "of goldfish type"…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2012-10-03 Francesco Calogero , Ge Yi

In this paper, we apply the Ljusternik-Schnirelman theory with local Palais-Smale condition to study a class of N-body problems with strong force potentials and fixed energies. Under suitable conditions on the potential $V$, we prove the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-10-02 Pengfei Yuan , Shiqing Zhang

In this paper, we prove the existence of a family of new non-collision periodic solutions for the classical Newtonian $n$-body problems. In our assumption, the $n=2l\geq4$ particles are invariant under the dihedral rotation group $D_l$ in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-09-30 Zhiqiang Wang , Shiqing Zhang