%0 Journal Article
%T Existence of Equilibrium Points in the R3BP with Variable Mass When the Smaller Primary is an Oblate Spheroid
%A M. R. Hassan
%A Sweta Kumari
%A Md. Aminul Hassan
%J International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
%P 45-61
%@ 2161-4725
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijaa.2017.72005
%X The paper deals with the existence of equilibrium points in the restricted three-body problem when the smaller primary is an oblate spheroid and the infinitesimal body is of variable mass. Following the method of small parameters; the co-ordinates of collinear equilibrium points have been calculated, whereas the co-ordinates of triangular equilibrium points are established by classical method. On studying the surface of zero-velocity curves, it is found that the mass reduction factor has very minor effect on the location of the equilibrium points; whereas the oblateness parameter of the smaller primary has a significant role on the existence of equilibrium points.
%K Restricted Three-Body Problem
%K Jean¡¯s Law
%K Space-Time Transformation
%K Oblateness
%K Equilibrium Points
%K Surface of Zero-Velocity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=75360