A Simple Charged Three-Body Problem

Authors

Jaie Woodard
James Walsh

Publication Date

5-12-2012

Keywords

Bifurcation; Oscillator; Poincare; Poincare map; Basin

Abstract

The dynamics of a simple model of three charged bodies interacting under an inverse square electrostatic force is presented. The model may be viewed as an alternative to the pendulum, the standard model of a periodically forced and damped nonlinear oscillator.

Recommended Citation

Woodard, Jaie and Walsh, James (2012) "A Simple Charged Three-Body Problem," CODEE Journal: Vol. 9, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/codee/vol9/iss1/12