The caledonian symmetrical double binary four-body problem I: Surfaces of zero-velocity using the energy integral

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 78, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 299-318

  Roy, A E ^a   Steves, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian problem; Four body problem; Zero velocity surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042728489     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1011102815021     Document Type: Article

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