3body problem, 3body problem,
restricted & planar restricted & planar
& circular
& circular
ω =
(
00n)
v=(
˙x˙y˙z)
P
B
r
1r
2y x
¨x−2 n ˙y=∂U
∂ x
¨y +2 n ˙x=∂U
∂ y
¨z=∂U
∂z U =1
2 n2(x2+ y2)+μ1
r1 +μ2
r2 Pseudo− potential
Hill’s equations.
1
2( ˙x2+ ˙y2)=U +C
2 Jacoby constant
¨r +2( ω × v)+ ω ×( ω × r)=−∇ V
-Mass of test body=0
-Second body on circular orbit -Planar (no inclination)
Rotating
reference
frame ω=n
Normalized units:
G=1 G (m1+m2)=1 μ= m2
m1+m2 G μ1=G m1=1−μ=x2
μ2=G m2=μ =x1 x1=μ= m2
m1+m2 x2=1−x1 a=1 n=
√
G(m1+a3m2) =1˙x ¨x− ˙x 2 n ˙y= ˙x ∂U
∂ x
˙y ¨y + ˙y 2 n ˙x= ˙y ∂U
∂ y
˙x ¨x + ˙y ¨y = ˙x ∂U
∂x + ˙y ∂U
∂ y
∫
t0 t1( ˙x ¨x+ ˙y ¨y )dt =
∫
t0 t1
˙x ∂U
∂ x dt +
∫
t0 t1
˙y ∂U
∂ y dt
⇒ 1
2 ( ˙x2+ ˙y2)∣xx0,1,yy10 =
∫
x0 x1
∂U
∂ x dx+
∫
y0 y1
∂U
∂ y dy 1
2 x˙2+ ˙y2=U +C 2
Hamiltonian approach
L=T +V =1
2 ( ˙x2+ ˙y2)+U (x , y )+Uc(x , y) L=1
2 ( ˙x2+ ˙y2)+
(
1−μr1)
+ rμ2+1
2(x2+ y2)+x ˙y− y ˙x
The Lagrangian of the system in the rotating reference frame is:
The equations of motions are:
d dt
∂ L
∂ ˙qi− ∂ L
∂qi=0
The Hamiltonian is:
H =
∑
i
piq˙i−L (qi, ˙qi, t ) where pi=∂ L
∂ ˙qi px=∂ L
∂ ˙x= ˙x− y py=∂ L
∂ ˙y = ˙y + x H = px ˙x+ py ˙y − L=
x˙2− ˙x y+ x ˙y + ˙y2−1
2( ˙x2+ ˙y2)−U ( x , y)−1
2(x2+y2)−x ˙y + y ˙x=
1
2 ( ˙x2+ ˙y2)−U ( x , y)−1
2 (x2+ y2)=1
2 v2− ¯U ( x , y ) The Hamiltonian is the Jacoby integral
To go back to Hill’s equations from the Hamiltonian, Hamilton equations must be used:
p ˙
x=− ∂ H
∂ x
˙x= ∂ H
∂ p
xp ˙
x= ∂ L
∂ x = ˙y + ∂ U
∂ x p ˙
y= ∂ L
∂ y =− ˙x + ∂ U
∂ y
¨x− ˙y= ˙y+ ∂ U
∂ x
¨y + ˙x= ˙x + ∂ U
∂ y
¨x−2 ˙y= ∂ U
∂ x
¨y +2 ˙x= ∂ U
∂ y
x1= m
M x2= m
M (1−x1) ⇒ x1(M +m)=m ⇒ x1= m
M +m=μ B
S P
r1 r2
x
y
μ
r1
1-μ
¨x−2 ˙y= x−(1−μ)(x +μ)
r13 −μ (1−μ−x)(−1) r23
¨y +2 ˙x= y−(1−μ) y
r13 −μ y
r23 r1=
√
(x +μ)2+ y2r2=
√
(x−1+μ)2+ y2U (x , y )=1
2 (x2+ y2)+(1−μ) r1 +μ
r2 W ( x , y )=−U (x , y )
Hill’s equations in
normalized units
Lagrangian equilibrium points.
¨x=0 ˙x=0
¨y=0 ˙y=0 ∇ U =−∇ W =0
∇ U =r −(1−μ) r1
r13 −μr2 r23 r=(1−μ)r1+μr2
r=
(
xy)
r1=(
x+μy)
r2=(
x−1+μy)
(1−μ)r1
(
1−1r13
)
+μr2(
1−1r23
)
=0Triangular Lagrangian points
L
4 andL
5: r1 = r2 =1Solving equation along x-axis
L
1, L
2, L
3:
x=−1−μ+7
12 μ +O (μ3) L3 x=1−μ±
(
μ3)
13+O (μ2
3) L1, L2
L4⇒
(
12√
23−μ)
⋅aL5⇒
(
−12 −μ√
23)
⋅aAround these points move Trojan asteroids.
L1⇒
(
1−μ+0(
μ3)
13)
⋅a L2⇒(
1−μ−0(
μ3)
13)
⋅aThese
lagrangian points define Hill’s sphere
L3⇒
(
−1−0512 μ)
⋅a0 velocity curves: They cannot be crossed by a body!! They define the regions were stable motion is
possible
Different curves for different value of the Jacoby
constant C = 2U
Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have
Trojan asteroids.
Hill’s lobe: where the gravity of the body dominates respect to the central (more massive) body.
r
Hill= 1− μ
2+ ( μ 3
2)
1/ 3
r
Hill= ( m
1m +
2m
2⋅ 1 3 )
1 /3⋅ a
r
HillJupiter=0.355 au r
HillEarth=0.01 au r
Roche= R
M( 2 ρ ρ
Mm)
(1/3 )
R
Mprimary body
Cataclismic variables.
From Hsieh & Haghighipour, 2016, Icarus, Volume 277, p. 19-38
Most comets have T < 3 while most asteroids
P67: the comet
explored by ROSETTA mission
The comet is made of two pieces (lobes) which
independently formed in the outer Kuiper Belt.
Formed in the Kuiper Belt, due to
repeated close encounters with Neptune
it was injected in a elliptic orbit crossing
the inner regions of the SS.
Close
images of the comet surface.
A peculiar Plutino triple system: Lempo.
Hiisi and Praha.
Trojan motion: effects of mass growth and migration of the planet. Trojan capture.
¨ϕ+ 27
4 μn2Pϕ=0
With nP mean motion of the planet and φ the difference between between the
longitude of the planet and that of the body.
This equation can be re-written in Hamiltonian form:
H=1
2 aP2 ϕ˙2+1
2 ω aPϕ2 Where the libration frequency is given by
ω2=27
4 μnP2 μ= mP Ms+mP
To test what it happens when we change either the semi-major axis or the mass of the planet we
introduce an adiabatic invariant.
J =
∫
period
p dq Assuming that in a period the
relevant properties of the planet do not change i.e. aP, A and ω are
costant over a period T. Since:
It is the hamiltonian of a harmonic oscillator, the solution is
ϕ (t )= A
2 cos(ω t+α) Where A is the libration
amplitude (the ½ is by definition of amplitude)
p=aP ˙ϕ q=aP ϕ
the integral becomes J =
∫
0 2 π
aP ˙ϕ aPd ϕ=
∫
0 T
aP2 A2
4 ω2sin2( ωt +α)dt J =aP2 A2
4 ω2
∫
0 2 π ω
sin2(ωt +α)dt Recalling that
∫
sin2(ax )dx=2x−4 a1 sin(2 a x )we get J =aP2 A2
4 ω22 π
2 ω =π
4 A2aP2 ω=
π
4 A2a2P
√
( 274 mPm+PMs)√
(G(maP+P3 Ms))=π
4 A2
√
(274 G)m1 /2P a1 / 2PThe conservation of J in presence of adiabatic variations of both aP and mP leads to:
Af
Ai =