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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1590728
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English | A remarkable periodic solution of the three-body problem in the case of equal masses |
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A remarkable periodic solution of the three-body problem in the case of equal masses (English)
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14 May 2001
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Using a variational method, the authors find a simple periodic orbit for Newtonian problem of three equal masses in a plane. The orbit has zero angular momentum, and possesses a very rich symmetry pattern. It is the most surprising feature that the three bodies chase each other around a fixed eight-shaped curve. Additionally, the orbit visits in turns every ``Euler configuration'' in which one of the bodies is located at the midpoint of the segment defined by the other two bodies.
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variational method
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periodic orbit
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eight-shaped curve
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three equal masses in plane
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zero angular momentum
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symmetry
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Euler configuration
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