A New Formulation of a Hénon–Heiles Potential with Additional Singular Gravitational Terms

Abstract

We examine the orbital dynamics in a new Hénon–Heiles system with an additional gravitational potential, by classifying sets of starting conditions of trajectories. Specifically, we obtain the results on how the total orbital energy along with the transition parameter influence the overall dynamics of the massless test particle, as well as the respective time of escape/collision. By using modern diagrams with color codes we manage to present the different types of basins of the system. We show that the character of the orbits is highly dependent on the energy and the transition parameter.