Analytic construction of periodic orbits in the circular restricted three body problem with small mass parameter

Mohammed Ghazy*, Brett Newman

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Analytical solutions for three body motion are sparse in the literature but still sought for many reasons. In this paper, an analytic solution for motion of the third body in a circular orbit in the plane of motion of the two primaries is introduced, for small mass parameter and when the motion is in the vicinity of one of the two primaries. In this case, the Jacobi function allows implementation of Legendre polynomials, and the Jacobi integral equation is reduced to the Legendre normal form of an elliptic integral. A closed form expression for the period of motion is formulated and expressions for coordinates as functions of time are also introduced. The speed of the third body is found to be nonuniform along the path. The obtained sotution gives insights into the physics of the three body problem. This solution can be used as a generating orbit for purposes of numerical or analytical continuation of periodic orbits in three body systems in which mass parameter is close but not equal to zero.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpaceflight Mechanics 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 19th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Pages601-620
Number of pages20
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume134
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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