Retrograde periodic orbits in binary systems

• Grant number: 22/15410-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2023
• End date: March 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Positional Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics
• Principal Investigator: Maria Helena Moreira Morais
• Grantee: Maria Júlia Fassis
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas (IGCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Recent theoretical developments allowed the identification of small bodies in retrograde resonances with the Solar System planets. Retrograde resonances are also possible in extrasolar systems, in particular, for planets in stellar binary systems. In this project we will obtain the families of periodic orbits associated with retrograde resonances in stellar binary systems, and we will analyze their stability, with the purpose of guiding the detection of these configurations.