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Bifurcations of relative equilibria in the 4- and 5-body problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2009

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The equilateral triangle family of relative equilibria of the 4-body problem consists of three particles of mass 1 at the vertices of an equilateral triangle and the fourth particle of arbitrary mass m at the centroid. For one value of the mass m this relative equilibrium is degenerate. We show that families of isosceles triangle relative equilibria bifurcate from the equilateral triangle family as m passes through the degenerate value.

The square family of relative equilibria of the 5-body problem consists of four particles of mass 1 at the vertices of a square and the fifth particle of arbitrary mass m at the centroid. For one value of the mass m this relative equilibrium is degenerate. We show that families of kite and isosceles trapezoidal relative equilibria bifurcate from the square family as m passes through the degenerate value.

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Research Article
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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems , Volume 8 , Volume 8: Charles Conley Memorial Issue , December 1988 , pp. 215 - 225
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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