Overview
- Gives a detailed introduction into the theoretical concepts of celestial mechanics as used in planetary sciences and satellite navigation
- Addresses numerical techniques and gps navigation
- G. Beutler is an internationally reknown expert
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
G. Beutler's Methods of Celestial Mechanics is a coherent textbook for students as well as an excellent reference for practitioners. The first volume gives a thorough treatment of celestial mechanics and presents all the necessary mathematical details that a professional would need. The reader will appreciate the well-written chapters on numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as that on orbit determination. In the second volume applications to the rotation of earth and moon, to artificial earth satellites and to the planetary system are presented. The author addresses all aspects that are of importance in high-tech applications, such as the detailed gravitational fields of all planets and the earth, the oblateness of the earth, the radiation pressure and the atmospheric drag. The concluding part of this monumental treatise explains and details state-of-the-art professional and thoroughly-tested software for celestial mechanics.
Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
"The book is a good treatise on celestial mechanics and applications; it contains many details, and it is very interesting to read. … the book can be a good reference for students under the guidance of a lecturer. … Volume II is essentially devoted to applications in the field of geodesy and the evolution of the planetary system." (Josep J. Masdemont, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 j)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methods of Celestial Mechanics
Book Subtitle: Volume II: Application to Planetary System, Geodynamics and Satellite Geodesy
Authors: Gerhard Beutler
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b137725
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40750-8Published: 19 November 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42642-1Published: 30 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-26512-2Published: 21 November 2005
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 448
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles