Padmanabhan, T. (2009) Snippets of Physics: 16. Lagrange has (more than) a point! Resonance - Journal of Science Education, 14 (4). pp. 318-327. ISSN 0971-8044
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Abstract
A solution to the 3-body problem in gravity, due to Lagrange, has several remarkable features. In particular, it describes a situation in which a particle, located at the maxima of a potential, can remain stable against small perturbations.
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Keywords: | Classical Mechanics; Gravitation; Rotation |
ID Code: | 72584 |
Deposited On: | 29 Nov 2011 05:51 |
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