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Equation of Motion for Circular Restricted Two Bodies Problem
When Secondary Mass Is Variable

1
Anupama &
2
K.P.Verma
Department of Mathematics,Nalanda college of Engineering ,Chandi(Nalanda), Bihar, India.

ABSTRACT: Equation of motion for circular restricted two bodies problem when primary(central) mass
which is purely spherical in shape and non-radiating is constant.It is surrounded by a spherical dust cloud(or
retarding medium) of constant density and the secondary mass which is comparatively very small is variable
and is in the gravitational field of central mass, moves in the equatorial plane of central mass in nearly circular
orbit under the action of mutual gravitational attraction.

KEYWORDS: circular restricted problem/equation of motion

I. INTRODUCTION
V.V Radzievskii and B.E Gelfgat(1957) dealt with the circular restricted two bodies problem and
derived the equation of motion under the assumption when the primary(central) mass M varies with time
following the Jeans law.
= -
where is constant coefficient.
Whereas the secondary mass which is constant and is in the gravitational field of central mass, moves under
their mutual gravitational attraction.The medium around the central mass is a spherical dust cloud of constant
density or retarding medium of constant density. In contrast to this,in this paper it has been presumed that
Prime(central) mass which is purely spherical in shape and non-radiating is constant and is surrounded by a
spherical dust cloud of constant density while the secondary mass which is variable moves in the equatorial
plane of central mass under their mutual gravitational attraction in nearly circular orbit.Further it is presumed
that since the secondary mass is comparatively very small, the combined centre of mass is almost at the centre
of the central mass and hence the secondary mass is supposed to move about the centre of the central mass.
The motion of the secondary mass analysed under the above condition near a central mass for different value of
n is of special importance.

II. EQUATION OF MOTION
Let us suppose we have a central body of constant mass M which is purely spherical in shape and non-
radiating surrounded by gravitating and retarding medium of constant density



Let O be the origin and the centre of the central mass which is spherical in shape and X-Y axis is taken on the
equatorial plane of the central mass.Let P(x,y) be the position of the secondary mass m at any time t > 0 whose
initial value (t = 0) is m
0
.Let m<<M always. Then if T and V be the kinetic and potential energy of the mass
point m at any time t then

T = m( ) ......................(1)
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P.E V = - .......................(2)
Where OP = r
Now applying the Lagrangian equation of motion
( ) = - ( ) = -
we have
= - , = -
Where dot denotes differentiation w.r.t t.
i.e. ,
Dividing by m
.............(3)

i.e. ..............(4) where U is the modified potential energy given
by U = -
Let = then

= - ( )
= -
= -
= - .............................(5)
where =
Further,
= -
= -
=-
= - ..............................(6)
Let us introduce the space time transformation
(x,y.t) -> (,,) given by
x = , y = , r = , dt =
where = , then
+ q
+ ( 2q- k ) - q (n-q-1)
+ q
+ ( 2q- k ) - q (n-q-1)
where the prime represents differentiation w.r.t
Further,
=
Similarly, =
Now substituting the values of ......in (4) we have
+ ( 2q- k-1) - q (n-q) =
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& + ( 2q- k-1) - q (n-q) =
i.e " + ( 2q- k-1) - q (n-q) = ..(7)

& " + ( 2q- k-1) - q (n-q) = ..(8)
Now in order to free equations (7) & (8) from the factor which depend upon variation of mass, we put
n-k-1 = 0
2q-2k = 0
From which k = q = n-1
From this value of k & q
We have 2q k -1 = ( n-2 )
& n q = 1
Thus the equations (7) & (8) takes the form
" + ( n-2 )- (n-1) = -
" + ( n-2 )-(n-1) = -


Here the representative point P in z(x,y) plane will move along the curve
= r in ( , ) plane.

i.e " = - - ( n - 2 ) + (n-1) ..................................(9)
& " = - - ( n - 2 ) + (n-1) .............................. (10)
Thus we see that the motion in ( , ) plane is represented by
" + j" = -( + ) (n -2)( + j) + (n-1) ( + j)
= + j - ( n - 2) + ( n - 1)

+ F
1
+ F
2
..........................(11)
where F
1
= - ( n - 2)
& F
2
= ( n - 1)

III. CONCLUSION:
(1) We see that the main force F

, responsible for the motion of the secondary mass in ( , ) plane around
the central mass is perturbed by two forces viz
F
1
= - ( n - 2)
F
2
= ( n - 1)
which crop up due to mass variation of the secondary mass.

(2) For n < 1
F
1
is +ve which acts as an accelerating force which will try to increase the speed of the secondary mass where
as F
2
is ve which is a central force of attractive nature which will try to bring down the secondary mass
towards the centre.
(3) For n = 1
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F
2
= 0 (i.e central force is absent) and F
1
is +ve which acts as an accelerating force which will try to increase the
speed of the secondary mass in the orbit.
(4)For 1 < n < 2
F
1
is +ve and F
2
is also +ve.Thus, there will be a tendency to increase the distance of the secondary mass from
the central mass with greater speed.
(5) For n =2
F
1
= 0 (i.e retarding force is absent) and F
2
is +ve which is of repulsive nature this will try to raise the distance
of the secondary mass from the centre.
(6) For n > 2
F
1
is ve and F
2
is +ve.Thus there will be a tendency to raise the distance of the secondary mass with lower
speed.
Now to bring the equation in classical form
We put n = 2 in (9) & (10) i.e when the retarding force(which is of non-conservative nature) is absent.
So that
" = - +

" = - +

Now let = U .............................(12)
Then the equation of motion will be
" = " = ......................................(13)

REFERENCES:
[1]. Radzievskii,V.V and Gelfgat,B.E(1957):The restricted problem of two bodies of variable mass.
Astro.Zr. Vol.1 No.4.6, 568-573.
[2]. J.Jeans,Astronomy and Cosmogony (Cambridge,1929).[3].I.V.Meshcherskii, On the Mechanics of
Bodies of Variable Mass[in Russia](GITTL, Moscow-Lenin-grad,1949).