Keplerian Ellipses (Second Edition) : A student guide to the physics of the gravitational two-body problem
Overview
Kepler's three laws of planetary motion were a stunning development in human intellectual history. This second edition is a concise, self-contained treatment of Kepler/Newton planetary orbits at the level of an advanced undergraduate physics student. New to this edition are elements such as a detailed derivation of Newton's shell-point equivalency theorem, a revised derivation of the polar equation for an ellipse, Kepler's Third Law for non-inverse-square central potentials, a chapter on transfer and rendezvous orbits, and an expanded treatment of methods of calculating the average distance between the Sun and a planet. The approach is student-friendly, featuring brief sections, clear notation and diagrams, and mathematics that undergraduates will be comfortable with, accompanied by numerous exercises.
Key Features
- Provides a compact, self-contained treatment of a universally interesting topic
- Contains brief sections, with emphasis put on clear first-principles discussions of the interpretations of calculations and expressions
- Student-friendly, with numerous worked examples, clear notation, and exercises
- Sets a solid foundation for more advanced studies of phenomena such as orbital perturbations, precession, and unbound orbits
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780750356060
- ISBN-10: 0750356065
- Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
- Publish Date: March 2023
- Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.21 pounds
- Page Count: 138
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