Equilibrium points and stability under effect of radiation and perturbing forces in the restricted problem of three oblate bodies

Abstract

This paper presents a generalized problem of the restricted three body studied in Abdul Raheem and Singh with the inclusion that the third body is an oblate spheroidal test particle of infinitesimally mass. The positions and stability of the equilibrium point of this problem is studied for a model in which the primaries is the binary system Struve 2398 (Gliese 725) in the constellation Draco; which consist of a pair of radiating oblate stars. It is seen that additional equilibrium points exist on the line collinear with the primaries, for some combined parameters of the problem. Hence, there can be up to five collinear equilibrium points. Two triangular points exist and depends on the oblateness of the participating bodies, radiation pressure of the primaries and a small perturbation in the centrifugal force. The stability analysis ensures that, the collinear equilibrium points are unstable in the linear sense while the triangular points are stable under certain conditions. Illustrative numerical exploration is given to indicate significant improvement of the problem in Abdul Raheem and Singh.