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arxiv: 1605.04527 · v1 · pith:RY7DRV6Lnew · submitted 2016-05-15 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP · math.DS

Existence and Stability the Lagrangian point L₄ for the Earth-Sun system under a relativistic framework

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keywords pointlagrangianstabilitysystembodyframeworknewtonianrelativistic
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It is well known that, from the Newtonian point of view, the Lagrangian point $L_4$ in the circular restricted three body is stable if $\mu< \frac{1}{18}(9-\sqrt{19})\approx 0.03852$. In this paper we will provide a formula that allows us to compute the eigenvalues of the matrix that determines the stability of the equilibrium points of a family of ordinary differential equations. As an application we will show that, under the relativistic framework, the Lagrangian point $L_4$ is also stable for the Sun-Earth system. Similar arguments show the stability for $L_4$ not only for the Sun-Earth system but for systems coming from a range of values for $\mu$ similar to those in the Newtonian restricted three body problem.

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