An investigation of satellite orbits in the Vinti potential using the Runge-Lenz vector

Autor: M. A. Vandyck, T F Livesey, S Ó hÉighearta
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: European Journal of Physics. 15:335-338
ISSN: 1361-6404
0143-0807
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/15/6/011
Popis: The method of the Runge-Lenz vector is employed to calculate perturbatively the precession of the perigee of a satellite under the influence of the Vinti potential. This potential is a better description of the gravitation produced by the non-spherical Earth than the Newtonian potential.
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