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Dropping Bodies

The subject is brake orbits for the 3-body problem: orbits where all velocities are zero at some instant. We extract a paradox and a mystery out of a recent database of 30 non-collision periodic brake orbits for the equal mass 3-body problem built up by Li and Liao. We solve the paradox and the mystery and pose an open question.

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AuthorshipTopic signalWDropping Bodiespreprint / 2022ARichard MontgomeryResearcherTmath.DS4970 works
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Dropping Bodies

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