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Non-linear stability around the triangular libration points

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The configuration space around the triangular libration points in the Earth-Moon system is partitioned according to the stability of the motion. The regions aroundL 4 andL 5 are established where particles placed with zero initial velocity will librate. The complexity of the partitioning is revealed.

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  1. Research Assistant, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

    R. McKenzie

  2. L.B. Meaders Professor of Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

    V. Szebehely

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McKenzie, R., Szebehely, V. Non-linear stability around the triangular libration points. Celestial Mechanics 23, 223–229 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230727

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