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New phenomenons in the spatial isosceles three-body problem

Chaotic Dynamics 2015-09-30 v2

Abstract

In this work, we study the periodic orbits in the spatial isosceles three-body problem. These periodic orbits form a one-parameter set with a rotation angle θ\theta as the parameter. Some new phenomenons are discovered by applying our numerical method. The periodic orbit coincides with the planar Euler orbit when 0<θ0.32π0 < \theta \leq 0.32 \pi and it changes to a spatial orbit when 0.33πθ<π0.33 \pi \leq \theta < \pi. Eventually, the spatial orbit becomes a planar collision orbit when θ=π\theta=\pi. Furthermore, an oscillated behavior is found when θ=π/2\theta=\pi/2, which is chaotic but bounded under a small perturbation. As another application of our numerical method, 7 new periodic orbits are presented in the end.

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@article{arxiv.1404.4459,
  title  = {New phenomenons in the spatial isosceles three-body problem},
  author = {Duokui Yan and Tiancheng Ouyang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.4459},
  year   = {2015}
}
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