Long-period variations of the eccentricity vector valid also for near circular orbits around a non-spherical body

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-104

  Deleflie, Florent ^a   Métris, Gilles ^a   Exertier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Eccentricity; Long period variations; Non singular elements; Perigee; Zonal harmonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944461800     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-005-1472-2     Document Type: Article

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