Numerical Determination of Homoclinic and Heteroclinic Orbits at Collinear Equilibria in the Restricted Three-Body Problem with Oblateness

Author: Kalantonis V.   Douskos C.   Perdios E.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0923-2958

Source: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol.94, Iss.2, 2006-02, pp. : 135-153

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Abstract

Asymptotic motion to collinear equilibrium points of the restricted three-body problem with oblateness is considered. In particular, homoclinic and heteroclinic solutions to these points are computed. These solutions depart asymptotically from an equilibrium point and arrive asymptotically at the same or another equilibrium point and are important reference solutions. To compute an asymptotic orbit, we use a fourth order local analysis, numerical integration and standard differential corrections.