Celestial Dynamics

Chaoticity and Dynamics of Celestial Systems

Dvorak, Rudolf / Lhotka, Christoph

1. Edition April 2013
XX, 300 Pages, Hardcover
80 Pictures
Monograph

ISBN: 978-3-527-40977-8

Wiley-VCH, Berlin

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This monograph is unique in conveying the sophisticated tools needed to calculate exo-planet motion and interplanetary space flight. Uses the software Mathematica, supplements for practical use of the formulae available on the Wiley homepage.

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Written by an internationally renowned expert author and researcher, this monograph fills the need for a book conveying the sophisticated tools needed to calculate exo-planet motion and interplanetary space flight. It is unique in considering the critical problems of dynamics and stability, making use of the software Mathematica, including supplements for practical use of the formulae.
A must-have for astronomers and applied mathematicians alike.

Introduction: The challenge of science
Hamiltonian mechanics
Numerical and Analytical tools
The stability problem
The two-body problem
The restricted three- body problem
The Sitnicov problem
Planetary problem
Resonances
Lunar theory
Concluding remarks

Rudolf Dvorak, now serving at the Institute of Astronomy in Vienna, has gained research experience in planet research at international institutions including the Bureau des Longitudes in Paris. More than 130 publications provide proof.
Dr. Christoph Lhotka is member of Rudolf Dvorak's workgroup, and an expert with the software Mathematica.

C. Lhotka, Univ. Vienna, AU