# in circular orbit around centre of mass at origin, separation l
# positions M: (-l*m/(M+m), 0) and m: (l*M/(M+m), 0) # centripetal gravitational force = GMm/l^2 # Circular orbits, angular velocity = w radians/sec # acceleration = w*w*r # F = m*a # GMm/l*l = m*w*w*(l*M/(M+m)) = M*w*w*(l*m/(M+m)) # G/l*l = w*w*(l/(M+m)) # w*w = G(M+m)/l^3 # w = sqrt(G(M+m))*l^(-3/2) # # Write u = l*m/(M+m) # Write v = l*M/(M+m) # Test particle at (p,q) mass t, corotating at angular velocity w # Vectors _a = (-u, 0) - (p,q) = (-u - p, -q) # Vectors _b = (v, 0) - (p,q) = (v - p, -q) # Vectors _c = (p,q) # |_a|^2 = (u+p)^2 + q^2 = pp + qq + uu + 2pu = A # |_b|^2 = (v-p)^2 + q^2 = pp + qq + vv - 2pv = B # Specific energy of particle is # K.E. + grav P.E. M + grav P. E. m # K.E./mass = 0.5* vel^2 = 0.5*(r*w)^2 = 0.5*(ww)*(pp+qq) # grav/mass = -GM/sqrt(A) - Gm/sqrt(B) # SE = 0.5*(ww)*(pp+qq) - GM/sqrt(pp + qq + uu + 2pu) - Gm/sqrt(pp + qq + vv - 2 pv) # SE = 0.5*(G(M+m)/l^3)*(pp+qq) - GM/sqrt(pp + qq + uu + 2pu) - Gm/sqrt(pp + qq + vv - 2pv) # SE/G = 0.5*((M+m)/l^3)*(pp+qq) - M/sqrt(pp + qq + uu + 2pu) - m/sqrt(pp + qq + vv - 2pv) # u+v=l; u=kl; v=(1-k)l;p=xl;q=yl # SE/G = 0.5*((M+m)/l^3)*(xlxl+ylyl) - M/sqrt(xlxl + ylyl + klkl + 2xlkl) - m/sq rt(xlxl + ylyl + (1-k)l(1-k)l - 2xl(1-k)l) # SE/G = 0.5*((M+m)/l)*(xx+yy) - M/lsqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - m/lsqrt(xx + yy + (1-k)(1-k) - 2x(1-k)) # SE*l/G = 0.5*((M+m))*(xx+yy) - M/sqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - m/sqrt(xx + yy + ( 1-k)(1-k) - 2x(1-k)) # SE*l/GM = 0.5*((1+m/M))*(xx+yy) - 1/sqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - (m/M)/sqrt(xx + yy + (1-k)(1-k) - 2x(1-k)) # v/u = M/m = (1-k)/k; m/M = k/(1-k) # SE*l/GM = 0.5*((1+((k/(1-k))))*(xx+yy) - 1/sqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - (k/(1-k) )/sqrt(xx + yy + (1-k)(1-k) - 2x(1-k)) # SE*l/GM = 0.5*((1/(1-k)))*(xx+yy) - 1/sqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - (k/(1-k))/sqr t(xx + yy + 1 - 2k + kk - 2x + 2xk) # SE*l/GM = 0.5*(1/(1-k))*(xx+yy) - 1/sqrt(xx + yy + kk + 2xk) - (k/(1-k))/sqrt( xx + yy + kk + 2xk + 1 - 2k - 2x) # put t = m/M # k = m/(M+m); k = 1/(M/m+1); k/(1-k) = m/M = t # 1/(1-k) = (M+m)/(M+m-m) = 1 + m/M = 1 + t; k = 1/(1+1/t) = t/(1+t) # SE*l/GM = 0.5*(1+t)*(xx+yy) - 1/sqrt(xx + yy + tt/(1+t)(1+t) + 2xt/(1+t)) - t/ sqrt(xx + yy + tt/(1+t)(1+t) + 2xt/(1+t) + 1 - 2t/(1+t) - 2x) # Run gnuplot and type "load 'thisfile'" # === Pseudo-energy showing Lagrangian points in a 2-body system using centre-of -mass coordinates === # There are 3 forces to consider on a mass P: ratio=5.0 k=1.0/(ratio+1.0) se(x,y) = 0.5*(1.0/(1.0-k))*(x*x+y*y) - (1.0/sqrt(x*x + y*y + k*k + 2.0*x*k)) ((k/(1.0-k))/sqrt(x*x + y*y + k*k + 2.0*x*k + 1.0 - 2.0*k - 2.0*x)) set contour
set cntrparam levels auto 18
set view 70,15 set isosamples 150,150 set samples 300,300 set ticslevel 0 set title 'corotating potential energy in a 2-body system' unset surface lo=-3.0 hi=5.0 clamp(x,a,b) = (x<a)?(a):((x>b)?(b):(x)) #splot [-rax(k):rax(k)] [0:ray(k)] [-8:1] min(1,log(mag(x,y))) lim=1.2 splot [-lim:lim] [-lim:lim] clamp(se(x,y),lo,hi) pause 0 'This is for a mass ratio of 5.0' pause 0 'Try "k=<value>", and "replot" for different mass ratios'