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A special case of the problem of two fixed centers

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This paper deals with the asymptotic case of the problem of two fixed centers. The equations of motion are given in paraboloidal coordinates and then they are solved by the Hamilton-Jacobi method. The surfaces of zero velocity and the qualitative properties of possible motions are also discussed.

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  1. Baja Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Hungarian Accademy of Science, Hungary

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Veres, F. A special case of the problem of two fixed centers. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 46, 105–112 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053040

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