On the restricted three-body problem with generalized forces

By introducing general functions which depend on distance, a general scheme which determines the equilibrium solutions for the generalized restricted three-body problem is given. Applications to problems such as primaries considered as rigid bodies, influence of the radiation pressure of the primaries, and a combination of radiation pressure and rigid body are presented.     

On the stability of triangular points in the elliptic R3BP under radiating and oblate primaries

This paper investigates the stability of triangular equilibrium points (L _4,5) in the elliptic restricted three-body problem (ER3BP), when both oblate primaries emit light energy simultaneously. The positions of the triangular points are seen to shift away from the line joining the primaries than in the classical case on account of the introduction of the eccentricity, semi-major axis, radiation and oblateness factors of both primaries. This is shown for the binary systems Achird, Luyten 726-8, Kruger 60, Alpha Centauri AB and Xi Bootis. We found that motion around these points is conditionally stable with respect to the parameters involved in the system dynamics. The region of stability increases and decreases with variability in eccentricity, oblateness and radiation pressures.     

Linear stability of the triangular equilibrium points in the photogravitational elliptic restricted problem,II

The linear stability of the triangular equilibrium points in the photogravitational elliptic restricted three-body problem is examined and the stability regions are determined in the space of the parameters of mass, eccentricity, and radiation pressure, in the case of equal radiation factors of the two primaries. The full range of values of the common radiation factor is explored, from the gravitational caseq ₁ =q ₂ =q = 1 down to the critical value ofq = 1/8 at which the triangular equilibria disappear by coalescing on the rotating axis of the primaries. It is found that radiation pressure exerts a significant influence on the stability regions. For certain intervals of radiation values these regions become qualitatively different from the gravitational case as well as the solar system case considered in Paper I. There exist values of the common radiation factor, in the range considered, for which the triangular equilibrium points are stable for the entire range of mass distribution among the primaries and for large eccentricities of their orbits.     

Elliptic Sitnikov five-body problem under radiation pressure

We consider the square configuration of photo-gravitational elliptic restricted five-body problem and study the Sitnikov motions. The four radiating primaries are of equal mass placed at the vertices of square and the fifth body having negligible mass performs oscillations along a straight line perpendicular to the orbital plane of the primaries. The motion of the fifth body is called vertical periodic motion and the main aim of this paper is to study the effect of radiation pressure on these periodic motions in the linear approximation. Moreover, the effects of radiation pressure on the motion of fifth body have been examined with the help of Poincare surfaces of section. By escalating the radiation pressure, surrounding periodic tubes and islands disappear and chaotic motion occurs near the hyperbolic points. Further, by escalating the radiation pressure, the main stochastic region joins the escaping one.     

The stability of inner collinear equilibrium points in the photogravitational elliptic restricted problem

The linear stability of the inner collinear equilibrium point of the photogravitational elliptic restricted three-body problem is examined and the stability regions are determined in the space of the parameters of mass, eccentricity and radiation pressure. The case of equal radiation factors of the two primaries is considered and the full range of values of the common radiation factor is explored, from the caseq ₁ =q ₂ =q = 1/8 at which the triangular equilibria disappear by coalescing on the rotating axis of the primaries transferring their stability to the collinear point, down toq = 0 at which value the stability regions in theµ - e plane disappear by shrinking down to zero size. It is found that radiation pressure exerts a significant influence on the stability regions. For certain intervals of radiation values these regions become qualitatively different from the gravitational case as well as the solar system case. They evolve as in the case of the triangular equilibrium point considered in a previous paper. There exist values of the common radiation factor, in the range considered, for which the collinear equilibrium point is stable for the entire range of mass distribution among the primaries and for large eccentricities of their orbits.     

Combined effect of oblateness,radiation and a circular cluster of material points on the stability of triangular liberation points in the R3BP

This paper studies the motion of an infinitesimal mass in the framework of the restricted three-body problem (R3BP) under the assumption that the primaries of the system are radiating-oblate spheroids, enclosed by a circular cluster of material points. It examines the effects of radiation and oblateness up to J ₄ of the primaries and the potential created by the circular cluster, on the linear stability of the liberation locations of the infinitesimal mass. The liberation points are found to be stable for 0<μ<μ _c and unstable for $\mu_{c}\le\mu\le\frac{1}{2}$ , where μ _c is the critical mass value depending on terms which involve parameters that characterize the oblateness, radiation forces and the circular cluster of material points. The oblateness up to J ₄ of the primaries and the gravitational potential from the circular cluster of material points have stabilizing propensities, while the radiation of the primaries and the oblateness up to J ₂ of the primaries have destabilizing tendencies. The combined effect of these perturbations on the stability of the triangular liberation points is that, it has stabilizing propensity.     

2D calculations of the collapse of magnetized gas cloud

All the families of planar symmetric simple-periodic orbits of the photogravitational restricted plane circular three-body problem, are determined numerically in the case when the primaries are of equal mass and radiate with equal radiation factors (q ₁=q₂=q). We obtain a global view of the possible patterns of periodic three-body motion while the full range of values of the common radiation factor is explored, from the gravitational case (q=1) down to near the critical value at which the triangular equilibria disappear by coalescing with the inner equilibrium pointL ₁ on the rotating axis of the primaries. It is found that for large deviations of its value from the gravitational case the radiation factorq can have a strong effect on the structure of the families.     

Effect of radiation on the stability of a retrograde particle orbit in different stellar systems

We have numerically investigated the stability of retrograde orbits/trajectories around Jupiter and the smaller of the primaries in binary systems RW-Monocerotis (RW-Mon) and Krüger-60 in the presence of radiation. A trajectory is considered as stable if it remains around the smaller mass for at least few hundred binary periods. In case of circular binary orbit, we find that the third order resonance provides the basis for reduction of stability region of retrograde motion of particle in RW-Mon and Sun-Jupiter system both in the presence and absence of radiation. Considering finite ellipticity in Sun-Jupiter system we find that for distant retrograde orbits, radiation from the Sun increases the width of the stable region and covers a significant portion of the region obtained in the absence of solar radiation. Further, due to solar radiation pressure, the stable region in the neighborhood of Jupiter has been found to shift much below the characteristic asymptotic line for the periodic retrograde orbits. In case of Krüger-60 we observe the distant retrograde orbits around the smaller of the primaries get affected considerably with increase in radiation parameter β₁. Further the range of velocities for which stable motion may persist narrows down for distant retrograde orbits in this system.     

Sitnikov five-body problem with combined effects of radiation pressure and oblateness

We study the motion of negligible mass in the frame work of Sitnikov five-body problem where four equal oblate spheroids known as primaries symmetrical in all respect are placed at the vertices of square. These primaries are also considered as source of radiations moving in a circular orbit around their common center of mass. The fifth negligible mass performs oscillations along z-axis which is perpendicular to the orbital plane of motion of the primaries and passes through the center of mass of the primaries. Under the combined effects of radiation pressure and oblateness, we have developed the series solution by the Lindstedt-Poincare technique and established averaged Hamiltonians by applying the Van der Pol transformation and averaging technique of Guckenheimer and Holmes (1983). The orbits such as regular, periodic, quasi-periodic, chaotic, or stochastic have been examined with the help of Poincare surfaces of section.     

Instability of triangular libration points in the perturbed photogravitational R3BP with Poynting-Robertson (P-R) drag

We consider the primaries of the circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP) to be luminous and investigate the influences of small perturbations in the Coriolis and centrifugal forces together with Poynting-Robertson (P-R) drag from both primaries on the triangular points. It is seen, both analytically and numerically, that the positions of triangular points are affected by the radiation pressures, P-R drag and a small perturbation in the centrifugal force. This has been shown for the binary systems Luyten 726-8 and Kruger 60.1. These perturbing forces do not influence the nature of the stability of triangular points in the presence of P-R drag. They remain unstable in the linear sense.     

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

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.     

Einstein-Maxwell field equations in isotropic coordinates: an application to neutron star and quark star

The photogravitational restricted three bodies within the framework of the post-Newtonian approximation is carried out. The mass of the primaries are assumed changed under the effect of continuous radiation process and oblateness effects of the two primaries. New perturbed locations of the triangular points are computed. In order to introduce a semi-analytical view, A Mathematica program is constructed so as to draw the locations of triangular points versus the whole range of the mass ratio μ taking into account the photo-gravitational effects, the relativistic corrections and/or oblateness effects. All the obtained figures are analyzed.     

Stability of triangular lagrangian points in elliptical restricted three body problem under the radiating binary systems

This paper studies the stability of Triangular Lagrangian points in the model of elliptical restricted three body problem, under the assumption that both the primaries are radiating. The model proposed is applicable to the well known binary systems Achird, Luyten, αCen AB, Kruger-60, Xi-Bootis. Conditional stability of the motion around the triangular points exists for 0≤μ≤μ ^?, where μ is the mass ratio. The method of averaging due to Grebenikov has been exploited throughout the analysis of stability of the system. The critical mass ratio depends on the combined effects of radiation of both the primaries and eccentricity of this orbit. It is found by adopting the simulation technique that the range of stability decreases as the radiation pressure parameter increases.     

Periodic Orbits in the Restricted Three Body Problem with Radiation Pressure

This paper deals with the Restricted Three Body Problem (RTBP) in which we assume that the primaries are radiation sources and the influence of the radiation pressure on the gravitational forces is considered; in particular, we are interested in finding families of periodic orbits under theses forces. By means of some modifications to the method of numerical continuation of natural families of periodic orbits, we find several families of periodic orbits, both in two and three dimensions. As starters for our method we use some known periodic orbits in the classical RTBP. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of perturbed potentials on the stability of libration points in the restricted problem

The location and the stability in the linear sense of the libration points in the restricted problem have been studied when there are perturbations in the potentials between the bodies. It is seen that if the perturbing functions satisfy certain conditions, there are five libration points, two triangular and three collinear. It is further observed that the collinear points are unstable and for the triangular points, the range of stability increases or decreases depending upon whetherP> or <0 wherep depends upon the perturbing functions. The theory is verified in the following four cases:

1. There are no perturbations in the potentials (classical problem).
2. Only the bigger primary is an oblate spheroid whose axis of symmetry is perpendicular to the plane of relative motion (circular) of the primaries.
3. Both the primaries are oblate spheroids whose axes of symmetry are perpendicular to the plane of relative motion (circular) of the primaries.
4. The primaries are spherical in shape and the bigger is a source of radiation.

     

Combined effects of perturbations,radiation, and oblateness on the nonlinear stability of triangular points in the restricted three-body problem

This paper investigates the nonlinear stability of the triangular equilibrium points under the influence of small perturbations in the Coriolis and centrifugal forces together with the effect of oblateness and radiation pressures of the primaries. It is found that the triangular points are stable for all mass ratios in the range of linear stability except for three mass ratios depending upon above perturbations, oblateness coefficients and mass reduction factors.     

Equilibrium points in the photogravitational restricted four-body problem

We study numerically the photogravitational version of the problem of four bodies, where an infinitesimal particle is moving under the Newtonian gravitational attraction of three bodies which are finite, moving in circles around their center of mass fixed at the origin of the coordinate system, according to the solution of Lagrange where they are always at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The fourth body does not affect the motion of the three bodies (primaries). We consider that the primary body m ₁ is dominant and is a source of radiation while the other two small primaries m ₂ and m ₃ are equal. In this case (photogravitational) we examine the linear stability of the Lagrange triangle solution. 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 on the orbital plane are given. The existence and the number of the collinear and the non-collinear equilibrium points of the problem depends on the mass parameters of the primaries and the radiation factor q ₁. Critical masses m ₃ and radiation q ₁ associated with the existence and the number of the equilibrium points are given. The stability of the relative equilibrium solutions in all cases are also studied. In the last section we investigate the existence and location of the out of orbital plane equilibrium points of the problem. We found that such critical points exist. These points lie in the (x,z) plane in symmetrical positions with respect to (x,y) plane. The stability of these points are also examined.     

Effect of Radiation on the Nonlinear Stability Zones of the Lagrangian Equilibrium Points

The nonlinear stability zones of the triangular Lagrangian points are determined numerically and the effect of radiation of primaries is considered, in addition to the known effect of mass distribution, using the photogravitational restricted threebody problem model. It is found that radiation also has a considerable effect reducing the stability zones. In cases of resonances, these zones are reduced to negligible size for some parameter values within the linear stability regions.     

Stability of generalized elliptic restricted four body problem with radiation and oblateness effects

This paper studies the existence and stability of non-collinear equilibrium points in the elliptic restricted four body problem with bigger primary as a source of radiation and other two primaries having equal masses as oblate spheroid. In the elliptic restricted four body problem, three of the bodies are moving in elliptical orbit around their common centre of mass fixed at the origin of the coordinate system, while the fourth one is infinitesimal. Three pairs of non-collinear points are obtained symmetric with respect to x-axis. We found the equilibrium points are stable in linear sense. We also investigate the pulsating zero velocity surfaces and basin of attraction for varying value of oblateness coefficient and radiation pressure parameter.     

Parametric evolution of periodic orbits in the restricted four-body problem with radiation pressure

The backbone of the analysis in most dynamical systems is the study of periodic motions, since they greatly assist us to understand the structure of all possible motions. In this paper, we deal with the photogravitational version of the rectilinear restricted four-body problem and we investigate the dynamical behaviour of a small particle that is subjected to both the gravitational attraction and the radiation pressure of three bodies much bigger than the particle, the primaries. These bodies are always in syzygy and two of them have equal masses and are located at equal distances from the third primary. We study the effect of radiation on the distribution of the periodic orbits, their stability, as well as the evolution of the families and their main features.