Orbital Dynamics in the Gravitational Field of Small Bodies

by Yang Yu

Book Overview

This prizewinning PhD thesis presents a general discussion of the orbital motion close to solar system small bodies (SSSBs), which induce non-central asymmetric gravitational fields in their neighborhoods. It introduces the methods of qualitative theory in nonlinear dynamics to the study of local/global behaviors around SSSBs. Detailed mechanical models are employed throughout this dissertation, and specific numeric techniques are developed to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 366257070X
• ISBN13: 9783662570708
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"