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In the elliptic restricted three body problem an invariant relation between the velocity square of the third body and its potential is studied for long time intervals as well as for different values of the eccentricity. This relation, corresponding to the Jacobian integral in the circular problem, contains an integral expression which can be estimated if one assumes that the potential of the third body remains finite. Then upper and lower boundaries for the equipotential curves can be derived. For large eccentricities or long time intervals the upper boundary increases, while the lower decreases, which can be interpreted as shrinking respectively growing zero velocity curves around the primaries.
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Delva, M. (1983). Boundaries for the Equipotential Curves in the Elliptic Restricted Three Body Problem. In: Markellos, V.V., Kozai, Y. (eds) Dynamical Trapping and Evolution in the Solar System. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7214-8_35
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