Special cases of the restricted problem of three bodies

1966 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Schubart

The long-period effects in nearly commensurable cases of the restricted three-body problem were studied according to the ideas of Poincaré. The secular and critical terms of the disturbing function were isolated by a numerical averaging process, by use of an IBM 7094 computer.

1978 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 305-314
Author(s):  
W.J. Robinson

AbstractIn the restricted problem of three point masses, the positions of the equilibrium points are well known and are tabulated. When the satellite is a rigid body, these values no longer correspond to the equilibrium points. This paper seeks to determine the magnitudes of the discrepancies.


1993 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 309-319
Author(s):  
E.M. Nezhinskij

AbstractThe paper is concerned with studying the domain of possible motion and a field of the test body velocities in the plane restricted problem of three bodies. The study is based on existence of a quasi-integral of areas (similar to an integral of areas in the problem of two bodies) as well as on the Jacobi integral. The method of constructing the quasi-integrals is a standard one (see, for example, [1],[2].


1983 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 235-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.G. Zagouras ◽  
V.V. Markellos

AbstractIn the three-dimensional restricted three-body problem, the existence of resonant periodic solutions about L4 is shown and expansions for them are constructed for special values of the mass parameter, by means of a perturbation method. These solutions form a second family of periodic orbits bifurcating from the triangular equilibrium point. This bifurcation is the evolution, as μ varies continuously, of a regular vertical bifurcation point on the corresponding family of planar periodic solutions emanating from L4.


1966 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 170-175
Author(s):  
A. Deprit

A canonical transformation of variables is introduced in the plane restricted three-body problem which gives the Hamiltonian in the form of a power series with normalized second order terms. Then a generating function is constructed, step by step, that permits the definition of new action and angle variables, such that the Hamiltonian is independent of the angle variables. This procedure has been done explicitly up to the third order terms.


1978 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Michael W. Ovenden ◽  
John Byl

AbstractIntegrating backwards in time in the circular restricted three-body problem Galaxy-Sun-Comet, for both the real long-period comets and fictitious random sets of orbital elements, we have confirmed van Flandern’s conclusion that there is a statistically-significant clustering of the orbits of real long-period comets, in heliocentric direction, some 5×106 years ago. The clustering is also significant in heliocentric distance, and is more marked if it is assumed that the comets have gone round the Sun more than once since the epoch of maximum clustering. We suggest that the “event” discovered by van Flandern is not the explosive disruption of a planet formerly in the asteroid belt, but the latest in a series of minor catastrophies, such as the collisional break-up of a pair of large asteroids.


1993 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 277-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Bekov

The paper deals with the study of the arising and disappearence of collinear (Eulerian) L1, L2, L3, triangular (Lagrangian) L4, L5, coplanar L6, L7, ring L0 and infinitely distant L±∞ solutions in a restricted problem of three variable-mass bodies for different time dependencies of main bodies masses and for some additional conditions imposed on the systems parameters. In this case it is assumed that the motion of variable-mass main bodies is determined by the Gylden-Mestschersky problem. The Bill surfaces in the restricted three-body problem where main bodies masses variate isotropically according to the Mestschersky law are studied. Certain possibilities of applying the results of investigations to nonstationary double stellar systems are discussed.


1978 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 333-337
Author(s):  
C.A. Williams ◽  
J.G. Watts

AbstractBased on the concept of orbital stability introduced by G. W. Hill, a method is presented to facilitate the determination of the orbital stability of solutions to the planar elliptic restricted problem of three bodies. The invariant relation introduced by Szebehely and Giacaglia (1964) contains an integral which is expanded here about a Keplerian solution to the problem. If the expansion converges, it can be used to determine the conditions for Hill stability. With it one can also define stability in a periodic sense.


BIBECHANA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
R. R. Thapa

In this paper the joint effect of source of radiation and triaxial rigid body has been studied. The energy of Sitnikov's restricted three body problem when primaries are sources of radiation and energy of Sitnikov's restricted problem of three bodies when primaries are triaxial rigid bodies have been studied to calculate the joint effect. Equation of motion of the third body of infitesimal mass, if primaries are sources of radiation and triaxial rigid bodies,  are calculated.    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/bibechana.v12i0.11707BIBECHANA 12 (2015) 53-58


2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (07) ◽  
pp. 1005-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHAOHUA YI ◽  
GUANGYU LI ◽  
GERHARD HEINZEL ◽  
ALBRECHT RÜDIGER ◽  
OLIVER JENNRICH ◽  
...  

On the basis of many coorbital phenomena in astronomy and spacecraft motion, a dynamics model is proposed in this paper — treating the coorbital restricted problem together with method for obtaining a general approximate solution. The design of the LISA spacecraft orbits is a special 2+3 coorbital restricted problem. The problem is analyzed in two steps. First, the motion of the barycenter of the three spacecraft is analyzed, which is a planar coorbital restricted three-body problem. And an approximate analytical solution of the radius and the argument of the center is obtained consequently. Secondly, the configuration of the three spacecraft with minimum arm-length variation is analyzed. The motion of a single spacecraft is a near-planar coorbital restricted three-body problem, allowing approximate analytical solutions for the orbit radius and the argument of a spacecraft. Thus approximative expressions for the arm-length are given.


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