Dynamical properties of the restricted four-body problem with radiation pressure

Abstract

The paper deals with the photo-gravitational restricted four-body problem. The dynamical behavior of the small particle which is subjected to both the gravitational attraction and the radiation pressure of the three primaries is studied and some features of this model, like the zero-velocity curves and surfaces, as well as the equilibrium positions and their stability, are investigated. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.