On stability of the collinear libration points under internal third-order resonance (Q650037)

The author considers the stability of collinear libration points in the photogravitational three-body problem. The motion of a small-mass particle in the gravitational field of the main bodies is subjected to the light pressure. The analysis of necessary conditions for stability is given by introducing a generalized parameter for the pair of the main bodies. The intensity of the light pressure is constant. In the classical variant of the problem, the solutions are unstable in the first approximation. In the photogravitational variant, the collinear libration points are stable in the linear approximation in some region. It is shown that the internal third- and fourth-order resonances lead to the instability.