Critical-curve continuation conjecture for the gamma-2 family

Let γ2\gamma_2 be the triple Copenhagen homoclinic family, let D\mathfrak{D} be the critical curve, and let L0L_0 and L2L_2 be the relevant libration points. Gamma-2 critical-curve conjecture. The γ2\gamma_2 family always continues to D\mathfrak{D}, where it vanishes with L0L_0 and L2L_2 in the saddle-node bifurcation. Numerical continuation and normal-form calculations support this proposed global behavior, but the claim is not established rigorously.

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Wouter Hetebrij and J. D. Mireles James, “Critical homoclinics in a restricted four body problem: numerical continuation and center manifold computations”, arXiv:2007.12531 (2020).

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