Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011cemda.109..333l&link_type=abstract
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Volume 109, Issue 4, pp.333-366
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stark Problem, Kepler Problem, Perturbation, Integrability, Analytical Solution, Low-Thrust
Scientific paper
Perturbed two-body problems play a special role in Celestial Mechanics as they capture the dominant dynamics for a broad range of natural and artificial satellites. In this paper, we investigate the classic Stark problem, corresponding to motion in a Newtonian gravitational field subjected to an additional uniform force of constant magnitude and direction. For both the two-dimensional and three-dimensional cases, the integrals of motion are determined, and the resulting quadratures are analytically integrated. A complete list of exact, closed-form solutions is deduced in terms of elliptic functions. It is found that all expressions rely on only seven fundamental solution forms. Particular attention is given to ensure that the expressions are well-behaved for very small perturbations. A comprehensive study of the phase space is also made using a boundary diagram to describe the domains of the general types of possible motion. Numerical examples are presented to validate the solutions.
Lantoine Gregory
Russell Ryan P.
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