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Orbital Dynamics in the Gravitational Field of Small Bodies

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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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ISBN: 9783662526910
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Author: Yang Yu
Publisher: Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 123 pages
Series: Springer Theses
Genres: Astrophysics
Cybernetics and systems theory
Astronautics
Computer modelling and simulation
Classical mechanics
Optical physics
Aerospace and aviation technology