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4. Restricted Three-body-problem<br />

• [Lagrange 1772] analytically<br />

solvable: heavy M 1 and M 2<br />

with M 2 < 38,5‰ (M 1+M 2)<br />

and a light m « (M 1+M 2)<br />

• Observing in a frame rotating<br />

with the baseline M 1-M 2<br />

M 1 , M 2 and m remain on a triangle<br />

with equal edges.<br />

• More than mathematical curiosity:<br />

Trojans of Jupiter (N>2000),<br />

Mars + Eureka + 3T, Neptun + 5 T<br />

Saturn‘s natural laboratory:<br />

Thetys (1060 km) + Telesto, Calypso (26 km),<br />

Dione (1118 km) + Helene (32 km),<br />

Janus + Epimetheus (horseshoe orbit)<br />

Application for space-probes: (eternal sun or shadow)<br />

SOHO (L 1 ), WMAP (L 2 ), HERSCHEL+PLANCK (L 2 ), JWST (L 2 ), DARWIN (L 2 ?)<br />

Trojan Exoplanets<br />

L 4<br />

L 3 L 1 L 2<br />

L 5<br />

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