On the n-body problem on surfaces of revolution

DOI10.1016/J.JDE.2018.01.032MaRDI QIDQ1704541zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Cristina Stoica

Publication date 12 March 2018

Published in Journal of Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.01211

zbMATH Keywords

bifurcationsrelative equilibriaSaari's conjecturehomographic motion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(n)-body problems (70F10) Dynamical systems in classical and celestial mechanics (37N05)

Abstract: We explore the $n$-body problem, $ngeq3,$ on a surface of revolution with a general interaction depending on the pairwise geodesic distance. Using the geometric methods of classical mechanics we determine a large set of properties. In particular, we show that Saari's conjecture fails on surfaces of revolution admitting a geodesic circle. We define homographic motions and, using the discrete symmetries, prove that when the masses are equal, they form an invariant manifold. On this manifold the dynamics are reducible to a one-degree of freedom system. We also find that for attractive interactions, regular $n$-gon shaped relative equilibria with trajectories located on geodesic circles typically experience a pitchfork bifurcation. Some applications are included.

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