Triangular equilibria in R3BP under the consideration of Yukawa correction to Newtonian potential (Q2162383)

Summary: We study the triangular equilibrium points in the framework of Yukawa correction to Newtonian potential in the circular restricted three-body problem. The effects of \(\alpha\) and \(\lambda\) on the mean-motion of the primaries and on the existence and stability of triangular equilibrium points are analyzed, where \(\alpha\in(-1, 1)\) is the coupling constant of Yukawa force to gravitational force, and \(\lambda\in(0, \infty)\) is the range of Yukawa force. It is observed that as \(\lambda\longrightarrow\infty\), the mean-motion of the primaries \(n\longrightarrow(1 + \alpha)^{1/2}\) and as \(\lambda\longrightarrow0\), \(n\longrightarrow1\). Further, it is observed that the mean-motion is unity, i.e., \(n=1\) for \(\alpha=0\), \(n>1\) if \(\alpha>0\) and \(n<1\) when \(\alpha<0\). The triangular equilibria are not affected by \(\alpha\) and \(\lambda\) and remain the same as in the classical case of restricted three-body problem. But, \(\alpha\) and \(\lambda\) affect the stability of these triangular equilibria in linear sense. It is found that the triangular equilibria are stable for a critical mass parameter \(\mu_c = \mu_0 + f(\alpha, \lambda)\), where \(\mu_0 = 0.0385209\cdots\) is the value of critical mass parameter in the classical case of restricted three-body problem. It is also observed that \(\mu_c = \mu_0\) either for \(\alpha=0\) or \(\lambda = 0.618034\), and the critical mass parameter \(\mu_c\) possesses maximum (\(\mu_{c\;\mathrm{max}}\)) and minimum (\(\mu_{c\;\mathrm{min}}\)) values in the intervals \(-1 < \alpha < 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < 1\), respectively, for \(\lambda=1/3\).