Equilibria, periodic orbits around equilibria, and heteroclinic connections in the gravity field of a rotating homogeneous cube

DOI10.1007/S10509-011-0669-YzbMATH Open1237.85007arXiv1108.4636OpenAlexW3105308280MaRDI QIDQ416187FDOQ416187

Authors: Xiao-Dong Liu, Hexi Baoyin, Xingrui Ma 

Publication date: 9 May 2012

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper investigates the dynamics of a particle orbiting around a rotating homogeneous cube, and shows fruitful results that have implications for examining the dynamics of orbits around non-spherical celestial bodies. This study can be considered as an extension of previous research work on the dynamics of orbits around simple shaped bodies, including a straight segment, a circular ring, an annulus disk, and simple planar plates with backgrounds in celestial mechanics. In the synodic reference frame, the model of a rotating cube is established, the equilibria are calculated, and their linear stabilities are determined. Periodic orbits around the equilibria are computed using the traditional differential correction method, and their stabilities are determined by the eigenvalues of the monodromy matrix. The existence of homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits connecting periodic orbits around the equilibria is examined and proved numerically in order to understand the global orbit structure of the system. This study contributes to the investigation of irregular shaped celestial bodies that can be divided into a set of cubes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.4636

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zbMATH Keywords

stabilitygravityequilibriaheteroclinic orbitperiodic orbitshomoclinic orbittwo-body problems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20) Celestial mechanics (70F15)

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