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The restricted three body problem is well-known and very important for dynamics of binary, multiple stars and also planetary systems. We extend the classical version of this problem to the situation that there are some external forces from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ing-Guey Jiang , Li-Chin Yeh

The Hilda group is a set of asteroids whose mean motion is in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter. In this paper we use the planar Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem (CRTBP) as a dynamical model and we show that there exists a family…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-12-11 Àngel Jorba , Begoña Nicolás , Óscar Rodríguez

The planetary restricted three-body problem (RTBP) is considered. The primary mass M is much more than another masses mj, i=1..N, which revolve around M. The massless probe particle m moves on elliptic orbit, is perturbed by mj. It is well…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 A. E. Rosaev

Circumbinary planets (CBPs) provide a unique window into planet formation and dynamical evolution in complex gravitational environments. Their orbits are shaped not only by the protoplanetary disk but also by the perturbations from two…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-15 Liz Holzknecht , Smadar Naoz , Cheyanne Shariat

This paper concerns the restricted 3-body problem. By applying topological methods we give a computer assisted proof of the existence of some classes of periodic orbits, the existence of symbolic dynamics and we give a rigorous lower…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2009-11-07 Gianni Arioli

Mission designers must study many dynamical models to plan a low-cost spacecraft trajectory that satisfies mission constraints. They routinely use Poincar\'e maps to search for a suitable path through the interconnected web of periodic…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2020-09-09 Xavier M. Tricoche , Wayne R. Schlei , Kathleen C. Howell

The aim of this paper is to present a new, analytical, method for computing the exact number of relative equilibria in the planar, circular, restricted 4-body problem of celestial mechanics. The new approach allows for a very efficient…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-04-20 Jordi-Lluís Figueras , Warwick Tucker , Piotr Zgliczynski

This study presents a general alternative scheme of the procedure and necessary conditions for solving the $n$-body problem. The presented solution is not a solution of the classical problem, where the initial conditions of positions and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-24 Pawel Wojda

We study orbits near collision in a non-autonomous restricted planar four-body problem. This restricted problem consists of a massless particle moving under the gravitational influence due to three bodies following the figure-eight…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-04-03 Abimael Bengochea , Jaime Burgos-García , Ernesto Pérez-Chavela

We investigate the stability of few body symmetrical dynamical systems which include four and five body symmetrical dynamical systems. Research presented in this thesis includes the following original investigations: determination of some…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-09-06 Muhammad Shoaib

The internal space for a molecule, atom, or other n-body system can be conveniently parameterised by 3n-9 kinematic angles and three kinematic invariants. For a fixed set of kinematic invariants, the kinematic angles parameterise a…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Kevin A. Mitchell , Robert G. Littlejohn

Many binary systems of interest for gravitational-wave astronomy are orbited by a third distant body, which can considerably alter their relativistic dynamics. Precision computations are needed to understand the interplay between…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-22 Adrien Kuntz , Francesco Serra , Enrico Trincherini

We consider the planar circular restricted three-body problem (PCRTBP), as a model for the motion of a spacecraft relative to the Earth-Moon system. We focus on the Lagrange equilibrium points $L_1$ and $L_2$. There are families of Lyapunov…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-01-12 Marian Gidea , Rafael de la Llave , Maxwell Musser

The proposal of increasingly complex and innovative space endeavours poses growing demands for mission designers. In order to meet the established requirements and constraints while maintaining a low fuel cost, the use of low-energy…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-09 Rita Neves

We design an accurate orbital integration scheme for the general N-body problem preserving all the conserved quantities but the angular momentum.This scheme is based on the chain concept (Mikkola & Aarseth 1993) and is regarded as an…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-11-24 Yukitaka Minesaki

Multiple stellar systems are common especially among O and B stars. In order to accurately describe their dynamics, interactions among components must be accounted for. In this work, we describe the new dynamical model in Phoebe, which…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-27 Miroslav Brož , Kyle E. Conroy , Andrej Prša

Space missions have discovered a large number of exoplanets evolving in (or close to) mean-motion resonances (MMRs) and resonant chains. Often, the published data exhibit very high uncertainties due to the observational limitations that…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-25 Kyriaki I. Antoniadou , George Voyatzis

The goal of this note is to explore, from a geometric and probabilistic point of view, the dynamics of cone structures adapted to open book decompositions. This is inspired by the picture which arises in the study of the circular restricted…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Agustin Moreno

Low-energy transfers are advantageous for lunar exploration missions due to low fuel consumption and extended launch periods. This paper is devoted to the classification of interior transit orbits and their application on low-energy…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-01 Shuyue Fu , Di Wu , Shengping Gong

We treat the circular and elliptic restricted three-body problems in inertial frames as periodically forced Kepler problems with additional singularities and explain that in this setting the main result of [4] is applicable. This guarantees…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-02-24 Rafael Ortega , Lei Zhao