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In this letter we show that although the application of standard Lyapunov analysis predicts that completely integrable Kepler motion is unstable, the geometrical analysis of Horwitz et al [1] predicts the observed stability. This seems to…

Classical Physics · Physics 2010-10-22 A. Yahalom , J. Levitan , M. Lewkowicz , L. Horwitz

The Restricted 3-Body Problem models the motion of a body of negligible mass under the gravitational influence of two massive bodies called the primaries. If one assumes that the primaries perform circular motions and that all three bodies…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-07-22 Inmaculada Baldomá , Mar Giralt , Marcel Guardia

The two-dimensional n-body problem of classical mechanics is a non-integrable Hamiltonian system for n > 2. Traditional numerical integration algorithms, which are polynomials in the time step, typically lead to systematic drifts in the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Oksana Kotovych , John C. Bowman

Consider the Restricted Planar Circular Three Body Problem (RPC3BP), which models the motion of a massless particle (Asteroid) under the gravitational influence of two massive bodies (the primaries) moving on circular orbits. By considering…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Marcel Guardia , José Lamas , Tere M-Seara

The three-body problem is arguably the oldest open question in astrophysics, and has resisted a general analytic solution for centuries. Various implementations of perturbation theory provide solutions in portions of parameter space, but…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-18 Nicholas C. Stone , Nathan W. C. Leigh

We propose a contact-topological approach to the spatial circular restricted three-body problem, for energies below and slightly above the first critical energy value. We prove the existence of a circle family of global hypersurfaces of…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-06-02 Agustin Moreno , Otto van Koert

In recent papers by the authors (S.~Motonaga and K.~Yagasaki, Obstructions to integrability of nearly integrable dynamical systems near regular level sets, submitted for publication, and K.~Yagasaki, Nonintegrability of nearly integrable…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-01-17 Shoya Motonaga , Kazuyuki Yagasaki

Recent work in the literature has studied the restricted three-body problem within the framework of effective-field-theory models of gravity. This paper extends such a program by considering the full three-body problem, when the Newtonian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-10-17 Emmanuele Battista , Giampiero Esposito

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

Hamiltonian normal forms allow for the analytical approximation of center manifold trajectories and their invariant manifolds through the separation of the saddle and center subspaces that make up the dynamics at the collinear libration…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Carson Hunsberger , David Schwab , Roshan Eapen , Puneet Singla

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

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

We present a computer assisted proof or diffusion in the Planar Elliptic Restricted Three Body Problem. We treat the elliptic problem as a perturbation of the circular problem, where the perturbation parameter is the eccentricity of the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-04-20 Maciej J. Capiński , Natalia Wodka

This paper discusses a constrained gravitational three-body problem with two of the point masses separated by a massless inflexible rod to form a dumbbell. The non-integrability of this system is proven using differential Galois theory.

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-15 Andrzej J. Maciejewski , Maria Przybylska , Leon Simpson , Wojciech Szumiński

We study the dynamics of the planar circular restricted three-body problem in the context of a pseudo-Newtonian approximation. By using the Fodor-Hoenselaers-Perj\'es procedure, we perform an expansion in the mass potential of a static…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-05 F. L. Dubeibe , F. D. Lora-Clavijo , Guillermo A. González

We consider the planar restricted $N$-body problem where the $N-1$ primaries are assumed to be in a central configuration whereas the infinitesimal particle escapes to infinity in a parabolic orbit. We prove the existence of transversal…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-05-14 M. Alvarez-Ramírez , A. García , J. F. Palacián , P. Yanguas

The time-dependent restricted $(n+1)$-body problem concerns the study of a massless body (satellite) under the influence of the gravitational field generated by $n$ primary bodies following a periodic solution of the $n$-body problem. We…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-09-09 Carlos Barrera , Abimael Bengochea , Carlos García-Azpeitia

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

We present results of numerical calculations showing a three-body orbit's period's $T$ dependence on its topology. This dependence is a simple linear one, when expressed in terms of appropriate variables, suggesting an exact mathematical…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-07-30 V. Dmitrašinović , Milovan Šuvakov

The hierarchical three-body problem has many applications in relativistic astrophysics, and can play an important role in the formation of the binary black hole mergers detected by LIGO/Virgo. However, many studies have only included…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-07 Halston Lim , Carl L. Rodriguez