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arxiv: 1711.07334 · v1 · pith:6VMD4JS4new · submitted 2017-11-20 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP

On the coplanar eccentric non restricted co-orbital dynamics

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keywords changeseccentricphasespacecaseco-orbitalco-orbitalscoplanar
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We study the phase space of eccentric coplanar co-orbitals in the non-restricted case. Departing from the quasi-circular case, we describe the evolution of the phase space as the eccentricities increase. We find that over a given value of the eccentricity, around $0.5$ for equal mass co-orbitals, important topological changes occur in the phase space. These changes lead to the emergence of new co-orbital configurations and open a continuous path between the previously distinct trojan domains near the $L_4$ and $L_5$ eccentric Lagrangian equilibria. These topological changes are shown to be linked with the reconnection of families of quasi-periodic orbits of non-maximal dimension.

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