Growth-rate classification conjecture for sub-superhyperbolic NN-body motions

Let N4N\geq 4 and let I(t)=miQi(t)2I(t)=\sum m_i|Q_i(t)|^2 be the moment of inertia of the system. Consider an orbit satisfying

I(t)=O(t2/3)as t.\sqrt{I(t)}=O(t^{2/3})\quad\text{as }t\to\infty.

Growth-rate classification conjecture. Every such orbit is a combination of P\mathcal P, B\mathcal B, and OS\mathcal{OS}. Conversely, every logically possible combination of P\mathcal P, B\mathcal B, and OS\mathcal{OS} is realized by an orbit satisfying I(t)=O(t2/3)\sqrt{I(t)}=O(t^{2/3}) as tt\to\infty.

This conjecture is presented as a reduction of the broader final-motion classification, using the stated Marshal–Saari dichotomy. The source gives no resolution, so both the classification and its converse remain open.

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Guan Huang and Jinxin Xue, “Super-hyperbolic orbits and non-collision singularities in a four-body problem”, arXiv:2302.12410 (2023).

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