# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

August  2014, 19(6): 1523-1548. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.1523

## Symmetric periodic orbits in three sub-problems of the $N$-body problem

 1 School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States

Received  November 2013 Revised  March 2014 Published  June 2014

We study three sub-problems of the $N$-body problem that have two degrees of freedom, namely the $n-$pyramidal problem, the planar double-polygon problem, and the spatial double-polygon problem. We prove the existence of several families of symmetric periodic orbits, including Schubart-like" orbits and brake orbits, by using topological shooting arguments.
Citation: Nai-Chia Chen. Symmetric periodic orbits in three sub-problems of the $N$-body problem. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2014, 19 (6) : 1523-1548. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.1523
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