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I.B.138

m₃ = 0.5

From Li & Liao (2017)

I.B.138 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 136.84 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). Class I.B orbits, for equal and unequal masses. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 3.583), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.000152 of each other at a top speed of 93.6, line up 276 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 2.1×10⁻¹⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 136.8385914
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.5
Energy: -1.31641
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.5×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 93.61
Path length: 351.77
Alignments per period: 276
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 3.583)
Loop closure: 2.1×10⁻¹⁷

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