ISSN:
1089-7658
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
The Manev problem (a two-body problem given by a potential of the form A/r+B/r2, where r is the distance between particles and A,B are positive constants) comprises several important physical models, having its roots in research done by Isaac Newton. We provide its analytic solution, then completely describe its global flow using McGehee coordinates and topological methods, and offer the physical interpretation of all solutions. We prove that if the energy constant is negative, the orbits are, generically, precessional ellipses, except for a zero-measure set of initial data, for which they are ellipses. For zero energy, the orbits are precessional parabolas, and for positive energy they are precessional hyperbolas. In all these cases, the set of initial data leading to collisions has positive measure. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.531539
