Existence classification of triangular relative equilibria in positive curvature
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.
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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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