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Free-fall F46

(1, 0.1, 0.01)

From Li & Liao (2019)

Free-fall F46 (1, 0.1, 0.01) is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 0.1 : 0.01 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 23.022 time units, published by Li & Liao (2019). Three bodies released from rest fall together, swing past each other and return to rest exactly where they started. It is unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 80067), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0000312 of each other at a top speed of 241, line up 52 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 2.8×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 23.02160584
Masses: 1 : 0.1 : 0.01
Energy: -0.118556
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 3.1×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 241.3
Path length: 49.572
Alignments per period: 52
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 80067)
Loop closure: 2.8×10⁻²⁵

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