Keplerian ellipses : a student guide to the physics of the gravitational two-body problem /: a student guide to the physics of the gravitational two-body problem. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bruce Cameron Reed.
• Authors: Reed, Bruce Cameron
• Contents: 1 Polar coordinates - a review 2 Dynamical quantities in polar coordinates 3 Central Forces 4 The Ellipse 5 Elliptical orbits and the inverse-square law: Geometry meets physics 6 Kepler’s equation: anomalies true, eccentric, and mean 7 Transfer and rendezvous orbits 8 Some sundry results A Spherical coordinates B Circular-orbit perturbation theory for non-inverse-square central forces C Further reading D Summary of useful formulae E Glossary of symbols
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Bristol : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (120 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 521.1; Two-body problem; Elliptical orbits; Celestial mechanics; Kepler's laws
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750356084; 9780750356077
• Related ISBNs: 9780750356060
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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