BCT Appendix AF1: Three-Body Topological Locking — Full Derivation of BCT Hopf Stability Criterion and Machu Picchu SAR Parameters

Key Points

• The aim is to derive the BCT topological lifetime formula and establish SAR parameters for Machu Picchu.
• Full derivation of the BCT topological lifetime formula τ_n.
• Tabulation of stability across multiple H values.
• Analysis of Sentinel-1 scenes for Machu Picchu with specific parameters.
• The topological lifetime formula was successfully derived.
• Stability was established for H values of 1, 2, 3, and 10.
• SAR parameters for Machu Picchu include ~600 scenes and 10m resolution.