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Orbital Dynamics in the Gravitational Field of Small Bodies
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Orbital Dynamics in the Gravitational Field of Small Bodies [electronic resource] / by Yang Yu.
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9783662526934
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Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
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XVIII, 123 p. 49 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource.
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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 compensate for the difficulties of directly analyzing. Applying this method, several target systems, like asteroid 216 Kleopatra, are explored in great detail, and the results prove to be both revealing and pervasive for a large group of SSSBs. .
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June 01, 2016
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Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Contents
Introduction
SSSB Model and equations of motion
Stability of equilibrium points and the local behavior of orbits
Topology and stability of large-scale periodic orbits
Resonant orbit near the equatorial plane
Free motion of a particle close to the surface of SSSBs
Conclusions and future directions.
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