Abstract
We investigate three-body motion in three dimensions under the interaction
potential proportional to r^alpha (alpha 0) or log r, where r represents
the mutual distance between bodies, with the following conditions: (I) the
moment of inertia is non-zero constant, (II) the angular momentum is zero, and
(III) one body is on the centre of mass at an instant.
We prove that the motion which satisfies conditions (I)-(III) with equal
masses for alpha -2, 2, 4 is impossible. And motions which satisfy the
same conditions for alpha=2, 4 are solved explicitly. Shapes of these orbits
are not figure-eight and these motions have collision. Therefore
non-conservation of the moment of inertia for figure-eight choreography for
alpha -2 is proved.
We also prove that the motion which satisfies conditions (I)-(III) with
general masses under the Newtonian potential alpha=-1 is impossible.
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