arXiv · 2608.19958
The Symmetry and Linear Stability of Convex 1+5 Coorbital Central Configurations with Homogeneous Potential
Abstract
For the planar Newtonian 1+N-body problem when the N masses tend to zero, the corresponding relative equilibria become coorbital around the dominant mass. In this work, we focus on convex central configurations in the planar 1+N coorbital problem. For the 1+5 coorbital problem with the homogeneous potential, we prove that any convex coorbital central configuration with symmetric masses must have an axis of symmetry. Furthermore, under explicit restrictions on the angular variables in a homogeneous potential, we prove the linear stability of both convex symmetric 1+5 and convex 1+N coorbital central configurations.
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Yiyang Deng, Jiangtao Xu. 2026-08-20. The Symmetry and Linear Stability of Convex 1+5 Coorbital Central Configurations with Homogeneous Potential. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19958
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