Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Theory and Practice

By P. Kenneth Seidelmann and Pini Gurfil

Book Overview

Introduction.- Vectors.- Reference Systems and Relativity.- Central Force Motion.- The Two-Body Problem.- Orbit Determination.- The n-Body Problem.- The Restricted Three-Body Problem.- Numerical Procedures.- Canonical Equations.- General Perturbations Theory.- Motion Around Oblate Planets.- Semianalytical Orbit Theory.- Satellite Orbit Control.- Optimal Impulsive Orbit Transfers.- Orbit Data Processing.- Space Debris.- People, Progress, Prospects.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662503689
• ISBN13: 9783662503683
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"