文摘
With improved observational capabilities and techniques, an increasing number of exoplanets have been discovered to orbit in the vicinity of binary star systems. In this investigation, periodic motions near a large mass ratio binary are explored within the context of the circular restricted three-body problem. Specifically, stability analysis is used to explore the effect of the mass ratio on the structure of families of periodic orbits. Such analysis is useful in a variety of applications, including the determination of potentially stable exoplanet motions near a binary star.