Coupling and recoupling of binaries in chaotic three body systems

Abstract

Three body systems where one of the bodies is ejected without escaping the binary system have previously been studied in various restricted forms. However, none of these studies dwells on the problem in a general setting. Thus, to study this phenomenon qualitatively, we try to expand this problem's scope to unequal mass systems and generalize them by considering various configurations of fixed initial points with precisely calculated initial velocities, some zero velocity models, and some optimized models. We will see the use of terminology similar to the previous studies done in this domain, but incorporate different analytical and evaluation methods.