Ellipsoidal harmonic expansions of the gravitational potential: Theory and application

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 235-275

  Romain, Garmier ^a   Jean Pierre, Barriot ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Divergence of series; Ellipsoidal harmonic; Gravitational potential; Lam 's function; Small bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043289050     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017555515763     Document Type: Article

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