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arxiv: 1108.2478 · v2 · pith:66VQG4GJnew · submitted 2011-08-11 · 🧮 math.DS

Polygonal homographic orbits in spaces of constant curvature

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We prove that the geometry of the 2-dimensional $n$-body problem for spaces of constant curvature $\kappa\neq 0$, $n\geq 3$, does not allow for polygonal homographic solutions, provided that the corresponding orbits are irregular polygons of non-constant size.

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