On the stability of satellites at unstable libration points of sun–planet–moon systems
On the stability of satellites at unstable libration points of sun–planet–moon systems
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日-行星-月系统不稳定平动点卫星的稳定性研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.106053
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Hernandez, Rigoberto
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作者:
Reiff, Johannes;Zatsch, Jonas;Main, Jörg;Hernandez, Rigoberto
The five libration points of a sun–planet system are stable or unstable fixed positions at which satellites or asteroids can remain fixed relative to the two orbiting bodies. A moon orbiting around the planet causes a time-dependent perturbation on the system. Here, we address the sense in which invariant structure remains. We employ a transition state theory developed previously for periodically driven systems with a rank-1 saddle in the context of chemical reactions. We find that a satellite can be parked on a so-called time-periodic transition state trajectory – which is an orbit restricted to the vicinity of the libration point L2 for infinitely long time – and investigate the stability properties of that orbit.