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This paper is devoted to clarify the algorithmic definition of the weak stability boundary in the framework of the planar Restricted Three Body Problem. The role of the invariant hyperbolic manifolds associated to the central manifolds of the libration points L 1 and L 2, as boundary of the weak stability region, is shown.
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García, F., Gómez, G. A note on weak stability boundaries. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 97, 87–100 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-006-9053-6
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