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II.C.236

m₃ = 0.5

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.236 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 145.8 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.619), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0000873 of each other at a top speed of 124, line up 270 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.9×10⁻²³.

Measured over one period

Period: 145.7957130
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.5
Energy: -1.25203
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 8.7×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 123.6
Path length: 366.13
Alignments per period: 270
Topology: aaBAbaBAbaBAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBabaBAbABAbaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBBaaBAbbAAbaBB (free-group class)
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 1.619)
Loop closure: 1.9×10⁻²³

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