Abstract
A criterion for the linear stability of relative equilibria of the Newtonian n-body problem is found in the case when n-1 of the masses are small. Several stable periodic orbits of the problem are presented as examples.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-51 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1994 |
Keywords
- Celestial mechanics
- relative equilibria
- stability