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II.C.108

m₃ = 0.75

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.108 m₃ = 0.75 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 0.75 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 103.9 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 475.5), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.000577 of each other at a top speed of 44.5, line up 154 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 8.5×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 103.9049929
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.75
Energy: -1.42365
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 5.8×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 44.54
Path length: 276.16
Alignments per period: 154
Topology: abaBabaBAbabAbabABabABabABabaBAbaBAbaBAbabABabABabaBabaBAbaBAbabAbabABabABabaBAbaBAbaBAbabABabABabAB (free-group class)
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 475.5)
Loop closure: 8.5×10⁻²⁵

Neighbours on the map

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