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The reduction on the linear stability of elliptic Euler-Moulton solutions of the n-body problem to those of 3-body problems

Qinglong Zhou·Yiming Long
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In this paper, we consider the elliptic collinear solutions of the classical $n$-body problem, where the $n$ bodies always stay on a straight line, and each of them moves on its own elliptic orbit with the same eccentricity. Such a motion is called an elliptic Euler-Moulton collinear solution. Here we prove that the corresponding linearized Hamiltonian system at such an elliptic Euler-Moulton collinear solution of $n$-bodies splits into $(n-1)$ independent linear Hamiltonian systems, the first one is the linearized Hamiltonian system of the Kepler $2$-body problem at Kepler elliptic orbit, and each of the other $(n-2)$ systems is the essential part of the linearized Hamiltonian system at an elliptic Euler collinear solution of a $3$-body problem whose mass parameter is modified. Then the linear stability of such a solution in the $n$-body problem is reduced to those of the corresponding elliptic Euler collinear solutions of the $3$-body problems, which for example then can be further understood using numerical results of Martinéz, Samà and Simó in \cite{MSS1} and \cite{MSS2} on $3$-body Euler solutions in 2004-2006. As an example, we carry out the detailed derivation of the linear stability for an elliptic Euler-Moulton solution of the $4$-body problem with two small masses in the middle.

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Qinglong Zhou, Yiming Long. 2016-07-05. The reduction on the linear stability of elliptic Euler-Moulton solutions of the n-body problem to those of 3-body problems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-016-9732-x

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