Existence classification of triangular relative equilibria in positive curvature
Let be the mass ratio and let be the curvature parameter. Denote the classical triangular relative equilibria by and , and the additional triangular equilibria by and .
Triangular existence classification conjecture. There exist in such that there are two triangular relative equilibria, and , for ; four triangular relative equilibria, two continuations of together with , for ; and no triangular relative equilibria for . The equilibria are created when undergoes a subcritical pitchfork bifurcation at , while simultaneous saddle-node bifurcations at cause the pairs and to collide and disappear.
The classification is based on numerical observations and computer-assisted proofs, but the source states that rigorous existence proofs for the bifurcation curves remain incomplete for some parameter values.
References
Primary source
Miguel Ayala, Carlos Barrera-Anzaldo and Luis C. García-Naranjo, “Lagrange points of the restricted three-body problem in spaces of constant curvature”, arXiv:2607.19148 (2026).
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