An analytical solution of the lagrange equations valid also for very low eccentricities: Influence of a central potential

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-134

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Analytic integration; Artificial satellites; Eccentricity vector; Short and long period terms; Spherical harmonics; Zero eccentricities

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944463991     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-005-1473-1     Document Type: Article

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