Restricted Five-body Problem Research Articles

On the relative equilibrium configurations in the planar five-body problem

The number of central configurations in the Grebenicov-Elmabsout model of the planar five-body problem is estimated. An appropriate rational parameterization is used to reduce the equations defining such configurations to some polynomial ones. For the restricted five-body problem a sharp estimation is given by using the Sturm separation theorem.

Numerical exploration of the photogravitational restricted five-body problem

We study numerically the restricted five-body problem when some or all the primary bodies are sources of radiation. The allowed regions of motion as determined by the zero-velocity surface and corresponding equipotential curves, as well as the positions of the equilibrium points are given. We found that the number of the collinear equilibrium points of the problem depends on the mass parameter β and the radiation factors q i , i=0,…,3. The stability of the equilibrium points are also studied. Critical masses associated with the number of the equilibrium points and their stability are given. The network of the families of simple symmetric periodic orbits, vertical critical periodic solutions and the corresponding bifurcation three-dimensional families when the mass parameter β and the radiation factors q i vary are illustrated. Series, with respect to the mass (and to the radiation) parameter, of critical periodic orbits are calculated.

Some symbolic computation algorithms in cosmic dynamics problems

An algorithm for computing fundamental solutions to a linear system of differential equations with a periodic matrix represented by a power series in terms of a small parameter is discussed. An algorithm based on the infinite determinant method for determining boundaries between regions of stability and instability for such a system in the parameter space is also discussed. The corresponding procedures implemented in the Mathematica system and computation results related to the elliptic restricted five-body problem are presented.

On a particular restricted five-body problem an analysis with computer algebra

A generalization of the famous restricted problem of three bodies in celestial mechanics is considered, for which the existence of Lagrangian points of equilibrium is proved, their location is established and a linear stability analysis is carried out—all of this using (reproducible) computer algebra.