The figure eight is a remarkable solution to the Newtonian three-body problem
in which the three equal masses chase each around a planar curve having the
qualitative shape and symmetries of a figure eight. Here we prove that each
lobe of this eight is convex.
@article{0308252,
author = {Fujiwara, Toshiaki and Montgomery, Richard},
title = {Convexity in the Figure Eight Solution to the Three-Body Problem},
journal = {arXiv},
volume = {2003},
number = {0},
year = {2003},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/0308252}
}
Fujiwara, Toshiaki; Montgomery, Richard. Convexity in the Figure Eight Solution to the Three-Body Problem. arXiv, Tome 2003 (2003) no. 0, . http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/0308252/