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A minimizing property of Lagrangian solutions. (English) Zbl 0988.70007

This short paper shows that Lagrangian solutions of three-body problem minimize the action functional. The main result states that any minimal regular solution of the three-body problem is precisely the Lagrangian elliptic solution. The authors also give a brief review of Keplerian orbits and of the Gordon’s result.

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70F07 Three-body problems
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