Dynamics in the Schwarzschild isosceles three body problem

DOI10.1007/S00332-014-9210-0zbMATH Open1305.70019arXiv1405.0077OpenAlexW3102065442MaRDI QIDQ484444FDOQ484444

Authors: John A. Arredondo, Ernesto Perez-Chavela, Cristina Stoica 

Publication date: 7 January 2015

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Schwarzschild potential, defined as U(r)=-A/r-B/r^3, where r is the distance between two mass points and A,B>0, models astrophysical and stellar dynamics systems in a classical context. In this paper we present a qualitative study of a three mass point system with mutual Schwarzschild interaction where the motion is restricted to isosceles configurations at all times. We retrieve the relative equilibria and provide the energy-momentum diagram. We further employ appropriate regularization transformations to analyse the behaviour of the flow near triple collision. We emphasize the distinct features of the Schwarzschild model when compared to its Newtonian counterpart. We prove that, in contrast to the Newtonian case, on any level of energy the measure of the set on initial conditions leading to triple collision is positive. Further, whereas in the Newtonian problem triple collision is asymptotically reached only for zero angular momentum, in the Schwarzschild problem the triple collision is possible for non-zero total angular momenta (e.g., when two of the mass points spin infinitely many times around the centre of mass). This phenomenon is known in celestial mechanics as the "black-hole effect" and it is understood as an analogue in the classical context of the behaviour near a Schwarzschild black hole. Also, while in the Newtonian problem all triple collision orbits are necessarily homothetic, in the Schwarzschild problem this is not necessarily true. In fact, in the Schwarzschild problem there exist triple collision orbits which are neither homothetic, nor homographic.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.0077

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zbMATH Keywords

singularitiescelestial mechanicsisosceles three-body problemSchwarzschild modeltriple collision

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Black holes (83C57) Dynamical systems in classical and celestial mechanics (37N05) Three-body problems (70F07)

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