An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics

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Macmillan, 1902 - 384 síður
 

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Force varying inversely as the fifth power of the distance
63
The law of areas
64
The vis viva integral
72
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77
CHAPTER IV
90
The attraction of a thin homogeneous spherical shell upon
96
Level surfaces
104
The potential and attraction of a solid homogeneous oblate
110
The attraction of spheroids
122
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125
CHAPTER V
130
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137
Solution of Keplers equation
149
Position in hyperbolic orbits
156
Transfer of the origin to the earth
163
The six integrals of the motion of the center of mass
170
Transfer of the origin to the
177
CHAPTER VII
183
The regions of real and imaginary velocity
192
Tisserands criterion for the identity of comets
201
Particular values of the constants of integration
207
Equilateral triangular solutions
214
CONTENTS ART PAGE 131 Dynamical properties of the solutions
216
Problems on particular solutions of the problem of three bodies
218
Historical sketch and bibliography
219
CHAPTER VIII
222
Variation of the elements
223
Derivation of the elements from a graphical construction
224
Resolution of the disturbing force
225
Disturbing effects of the orthogonal component
226
Effects of the tangential component upon the major axis
227
Effects of the tangential component upon the eccentricity
228
Effects of the normal component upon the major axis
229
Effects of the normal component upon the eccentricity
231
Disturbing effects of a resisting medium
232
Problems on perturbations
234
Disturbing effects of a third body
236
Perturbations of the node and inclination
237
Resolution of the disturbing acceleration in the plane of motion
238
Perturbations of the major axis
240
Perturbation of the period
241
The variation
243
The parallactic inequality
244
The motion of the line of apsides
245
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247
Perturbations of the eccentricity
248
The evection
249
Gauss method of computing secular variations
250
The long period inequalities
251
Problems on perturbations
252
Historical sketch and bibliography
253
CONTENTS xiii
255
CHAPTER IX
256
ART PAGE 165 Illustrative example
257
Properties of Lagranges brackets
275
Transformation to the ordinary elements
276
Method of direct computation of Lagranges brackets
277
Computation of w 8 8 i i w
281
Computation of a e e σ σ a
282
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284
Change from 8 w and σ to 8 π and
286
Introduction of rectangular components of the disturbing ac celeration
288
Problems on variation of elements
290
Computation of perturbations by mechanical quadratures
292
Development of the perturbative function
294
Development in the mutual inclination
295
Development in e₁ and e
297
Developments in Fourier series
298
Periodic variations
301
Long period variations
303
Secular variations
304
Terms of the second order with respect to the masses
305
Lagranges treatment of the secular variations
307
Problems on the perturbative function
311
Historical sketch and bibliography
312
CHAPTER X
315
Correction for parallax
316
Reduction of the time
318
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
319
Intermediate elements
320
General algebraic solution
321
OLBERS METHOD
324
Explicit development of Olbers equations
326
Second method of eliminating p2
328
The approximation in Olbers method
329
Choice of the linear equation
333
Method of solving the equations
335
Solution of Eulers equation for s
336
Solution of s² for P1
337
Solution for r₁ and r3
339
Differential corrections
340
Computation of the heliocentric coördinates
341
Computation of i and 8
342
Computation of q and
343
Computation of the time of perihelion passage
344
RECAPITULATION OF METHOD AND FORMULAS FOR THE COMPU TATION OF AN APPROXIMATE ORBIT
345
Computation of the geocentric distances
346
Computation of the elements
348
Comparison with other observations
349
Variation of one geocentric distance
350
Variation of the elements
351
Problems on the computation of parabolic orbits
353
Historical sketch and bibliography
354
CHAPTER XI
356
Solution of equation 16
362
Solution of Gauss equations
368
Variation of the elements
378

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Síða 3 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Síða 77 - that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle, with a force whose direction is that of the line joining the two, and whose magnitude is directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of their distances from each other.
Síða 3 - Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction of the straight line in which the force acts.
Síða 3 - III. To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; or, the mutual actions of two bodies are always equal and oppositely directed.
Síða 42 - ... as the differences increase. Theoretically, in all gases the range of the values of the velocities is from zero to infinity, although the extreme cases occur at infinitely rare intervals compared to the others. Under constant pressure the velocities are directly proportional to the square root of the temperature, and inversely proportional to the square root of the molecular weight. Since in all gases all velocities exist, some of the molecules of the gaseous envelopes of the heavenly bodies...
Síða 76 - Kepler's laws of planetary motion: 1. The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of its foci.
Síða 213 - Conditions for Circular Orbits. The theorem of Lagrange that it is possible to start three finite bodies in such a manner that their orbits will be similar ellipses, all described in the same time, will be proved in this section. It will be established first for the special case in which the orbits are circles. It will be assumed that the three bodies are projected in the same plane. Take the origin at their center of mass and the f>7-plane as the plane of motion.
Síða 55 - The amount of heat generated is proportional to the product of the square of the velocity and the mass of the moving particle. Then, letting Q represent the number of calories, it follows that (44) Q = Cmv*.
Síða 109 - The attraction upon an interior particle is given by therefore X' = - -™- , agreeing with results previously obtained (Arts. 69, 70). XI. PROBLEMS. 1. Prove by the limiting process that the potential and components of attraction have finite, determinate, values, and that equations (11) hold when the particle is on the surface of the attracting mass. 2. Find the expression for the potential function for a particle exterior to the attracting body when the force varies inversely as the nth power of...
Síða 160 - The formulas will now be derived for determining the position referred to different systems of axes. The origin will first be kept fixed at the body with respect to which the motion of the second is given. Since most of the applications are in the solar system where the origin is at the center of the sun, the coordinates will be called heliocentric. Positions of bodies in the solar system are usually referred to one of two systems of coordinates, the ecliptic system, or the equatorial system. The...

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