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Celestial mechanics (1)  

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Two-body problem. Central orbits. General integrals of motion. Conservation laws. Relationship between integral constants and orbital parameters. Kepler’s laws. Gauss’s constant, astronomical unit, masses of planets. Energy integral and limits of velocities. Elliptical, parabolic and hyperbolic motion. Solution of Kepler’s equation. Orbit in space. Types of orbits in the Solar system. Ephemeris calculation. Time series. Fundamentals of orbit determination. N-body problem. General integrals. Relative coordinates, concept of preturbations, disturbing function. Introduction to perturbations. Virial Theorem. Outcome: The course provides an introduction to astrodynamics, two-body problem, basics of orbit determination. Introduction to the n-body problem.

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Presential
English

Name

Celestial mechanics (1)
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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