Hamiltonian stability of spin-orbit resonances in celestial mechanics

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 229-240

  Celletti, Alessandra ^a   Chierchia, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hamiltonian dynamics; Periodic orbits; Resonances; Spin orbit problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041687680     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008341317257     Document Type: Article

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