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First we consider the solutions of the general "cubic" equation a_{1}x^{r1}a_{2}x^{r2}a_{3}x^{r3}=1 (with r1,r2,r3 in {1,-1}) in the symmetric group S_{n}. In certain cases this equation can be rewritten as aya^{-1}=y^{2} or as…
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After the separation of the center-of-mass motion, a new privileged class of canonical Darboux bases is proposed for the non-relativistic N-body problem by exploiting a geometrical and group theoretical approach to the definition of {\it…
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We prove the existence of relative periodic solutions of the planar $N=\sum_{j=1}^n k_j$-body problem starting with $n$ bodies moving close to a non-degenerate central configuration and replacing each of them with clusters of $k_j$ bodies…
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We study central configurations when the set of positions is symmetric. We use a theorem from representation theory of finite groups to explore the symmetry properties of equations for central configurations. This approach simplifies…
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A new coordinate system is defined for the Four-Body dynamical problem with general masses, having as its origin of coordinates the center of mass. The transformation from the inertial coordinate system involves a combination of a rotation…
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