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I.A.90

m₃ = 0.5

From Li, Jing & Liao (2018)

I.A.90 m₃ = 0.5 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 0.5 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 107.91 time units, published by Li, Jing & Liao (2018). Class I.A orbits found with Liao’s clean numerical simulation method, for a third body of varying mass. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.026), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.000189 of each other at a top speed of 84.1, line up 194 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.8×10⁻²⁴.

Measured over one period

Period: 107.9084015
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.5
Energy: -1.21966
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.9×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 84.07
Path length: 265.24
Alignments per period: 194
Topology: abaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbaBABaBAbabAbaBABaBABabAbabABabABabABabaBabABAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBAbabAbaBABaBAbabAbabABaBABabABabABabABAbAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.026)
Loop closure: 1.8×10⁻²⁴

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