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II.C.4

m₃ = 8

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.4 m₃ = 8 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 8 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 64.622 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.00000904 of each other at a top speed of 1255, line up 302 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 2.0×10⁻²¹.

Measured over one period

Period: 64.62240441
Masses: 1 : 1 : 8
Energy: -14.8427
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 9.0×10⁻⁶
Top speed: 1255
Path length: 349.80
Alignments per period: 302
Topology: abababababababababababababABABABABABABABABABABABABabababababababababababababABABABABABABABABABABABABABabababababababababababababABABABABABABABABABABABABAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000)
Loop closure: 2.0×10⁻²¹

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