Abstract The present paper deals with the restricted four-body problem (R4BP), when the third primary placed at the triangular libration point of the restricted three-body problem is an ellipsoid. The third primary m 3 is not influencing the motion of the dominating primaries m 1 and m 2. We have studied the motion of m 4, moving under the influence of the three primaries m i , i = 1, 2, 3, but the motion of the primaries is not being influenced by infinitesimal mass m 4. Further, we have developed the equations of motion of infinitesimal mass m 4 which involves elliptic integrals and shows the existence and locations of equilibrium points. We have also discussed the zero velocity curves(ZVCs) for various value of Jacobian constant.
On the R4BP when Third Primary is an Ellipsoid
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 64 , 3 ; 231-250
2016-12-28
20 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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