6-Body Central Configurations Formed by Two Isosceles Triangles

2012/05/16 by Furong Zhao, Zhao, Furong, Shiqing Zhang +1
Engineering · Mathematics · #FOS: Physical sciences #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Mathematics and Applications #Spacecraft Dynamics and Control #Structural Analysis and Optimization

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1205.3648

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Abstract

In this paper,we show the existence of a class of 6-body central configurations with two isosceles triangles; which are congruent to each other and keep some distance.We also study the necessary conditions about masses for the bodies which can form a central configuration.

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