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Methods of celestial mechanics

By Gerhard Beutler , Leos Mervart , Andreas Verdun

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
3540407502, 9783540407508, 3540407499
LCC
QB351 .B48 2005
Open Library ID
OL3314547M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5269344 bytes)
Series
Astronomy and astrophysics library
Volume
Volume 2
Edition
1
Pages
452\452
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

G. Beutler's Methods of Celestical Mechanics is a coherent textbook for students as well as an excellent reference for practitioners. The first volume gives a thorough treatment of celestial mechanics and presents all the necessary mathematical details that a professional would need. The reader will appreciate the well-written chapters on numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as that on orbit determination. In the second volume applications to the rotation of earth and moon, to artificial earth satellites and to the planetary system are presented. The author addresses all aspects that are of importance in high-tech applications, such as the detailed gravitational fields of all planets and the earth, the oblateness of the earth, the radiation pressure and the atmospheric drag. The concluding part of this monumental treatise explains and details state-of-the-art professional and thoroughly-tested software for celestial mechanics. The accompanying CD-ROM enables readers to employ this software themselves and also serves as to illustrate and reinforce the related theoretical concepts.

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