Numerical integration of orbital motion

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/6/4/017MaRDI QIDQ3704940zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors W. G. Rees

Publication date 1985

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/6/4/017

zbMATH Keywords

attractive inverse square law fieldhigh accuracynumerical integrationorbital motionphysical conservation lawsrepulsive inverse- square law fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational methods for problems pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems (70-08) Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics (70F99)

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