Modern Astrodynamics: Fundamentals and Perturbation Methods

by Victor R. Bond, Mark C. Allman, Victor R Bond

Book Overview

Newton's laws of motion and his universal law of gravitation described mathematically the motion of two bodies undergoing mutual gravitational attraction. However, it is impossible to solve analytically the equation of motion for three gravitationally interacting bodies. This book discusses some techniques used to obtain numerical solutions of the equations of motion for planets and satellites, which are of fundamental importance to solar-system dynamicists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691044597
• ISBN13: 9780691044590
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Thorough and complete

It is probably the ultimate book on Solar Dynamics, with a complete review of mathematical methods, clearly explained and organized. A must for physicists and engineers studying classical mechanics.