Gauge freedom in the N-body problem of celestial mechanics
Jul, 2003
13 pages
Published in:
- Astron.Astrophys. 415 (2004) 1187-1199
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- astro-ph/0307130 [astro-ph]
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We summarise research reported in (Efroimsky 2002, 2003/ Efroimsky and Goldreich 2003a,b) and develop its application to planetary equations in non-inertial frames. We provide a practical example illustrating how the gauge formalism considerably simplifies the calculation of satellite motion about an oblate precessing planet.Note:
- Submitted to the 'Astronomy and Astrophysics'
- celestial mechanics
- reference systems
- solar system: general
- methods: N-body simulations
- methods: analytical
- methods: numerical
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