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Zusatztext "Roy updates this fourth edition of an established text to include new research results ? While the text is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in disciplines ranging from astronomy and planetary science to aerospace and satellite engineering! its discussion of orbital computation will be of interest to serious amateur astronomers." -SciTech Book News! December 2006 "Each chapter is accompanied by exercises (with answers and some hints) that are designed to give the student confidence. This book retains its usefulness as a comprehensive text on introductory celestial mechanics? ." - James Collett!Physical Science Educational Reviews!Vol. 7 Issue 1! June 2006 Praise for the Third Edition "?a classic text ? on the orbits of everything from galactic clusters down to grapefruit-sized Earth satellites." - Planet Space Science Informationen zum Autor A.E. Roy, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow. Klappentext Long established as one of the premier references in the fields of astronomy, planetary science, and physics, the fourth edition of Orbital Motion continues to offer comprehensive coverage of the analytical methods of classical celestial mechanics while introducing the recent numerical experiments on the orbital evolution of gravitating masses and the astrodynamics of artificial satellites and interplanetary probes. Following detailed reviews of earlier editions by distinguished lecturers in the USA and Europe, the author has carefully revised and updated this edition. Each chapter provides a thorough introduction to prepare you for more complex concepts, reflecting a consistent perspective and cohesive organization that is used throughout the book. A noted expert in the field, the author not only discusses fundamental concepts, but also offers analyses of more complex topics, such as modern galactic studies and dynamical parallaxes. New to the Fourth Edition: ¿ Numerous updates and reorganization of all chapters to encompass new methods ¿ New results from recent work in areas such as satellite dynamics ¿ New chapter on the Caledonian symmetrical n-body problem Extending its coverage to meet a growing need for this subject in satellite and aerospace engineering, Orbital Motion, Fourth Edition remains a top reference for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, professionals such as engineers, and serious amateur astronomers. Zusammenfassung Including a chapter that provides a treatment of the Caledonian symmetrical n-body problem, this mathematically detailed book on classical celestial mechanics covers modern applied areas such as satellite dynamics. It also includes coverage that may meet the needs of those in aerospace engineering and planetary science. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 The Restless Universe 2 Coordinate and Time-Keeping Systems 3 The Reduction of Observational Data 4 The Two-Body Problem 5 The Many-Body Problem 6 The Caledonian Symmetric N-body Problem 7 General Perturbations 8 Special Perturbations 9 The Stability and Evolution of the Solar System 10 Lunar Theory 11 Arti?cial Satellites 12 Rocket Dynamics and Transfer Orbits 13 Interplanetary and Lunar Trajectories 14 Orbit Determination and Interplanetary Navigation 15 Binary and Other Few-Body Systems 16 Many-Body Stellar Systems...
