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Main Author: Tsygvintsev, Alexei
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09800
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author Tsygvintsev, Alexei
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contents We consider the Newtonian planar three-body problem, defining a syzygy (velocity syzygy) as a configuration where the positions (velocities) of the three bodies become collinear. We demonstrate that if the total energy is negative, every collision-free solution has an infinite number of velocity syzygies. Specifically, the velocities of the three bodies become parallel within every interval of time containing three consecutive syzygies. Using comparison theory for matrix Riccati equations, we derive new upper and lower bounds on the moments when syzygies occur.
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spellingShingle Velocity Syzygies and Bounding Syzygy Moments in the Planar Three-Body Problem
Tsygvintsev, Alexei
Dynamical Systems
We consider the Newtonian planar three-body problem, defining a syzygy (velocity syzygy) as a configuration where the positions (velocities) of the three bodies become collinear. We demonstrate that if the total energy is negative, every collision-free solution has an infinite number of velocity syzygies. Specifically, the velocities of the three bodies become parallel within every interval of time containing three consecutive syzygies. Using comparison theory for matrix Riccati equations, we derive new upper and lower bounds on the moments when syzygies occur.
title Velocity Syzygies and Bounding Syzygy Moments in the Planar Three-Body Problem
topic Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09800