A sixth-order accurate scheme for solving two-point boundary value problems in astrodynamics

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 289-309

  Armellin, Roberto ^a   Topputo, Francesco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bicircular four body problem; Halo orbits; Non linear boundary value problem; Restricted three body problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751563469     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: 15729478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-006-9047-4     Document Type: Article

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