The Chaotic Obliquity of Mars.

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Jan 1993

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Thesis (PH.D.)--MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 1993.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-11, Secti

Computer Science

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The n-body mapping method of Wisdom and Holman (1991) is generalized to encompass rotational dynamics. The Lie-Poisson structure of rigid body dynamics is discussed. Integrators which preserve that structure are derived for the motion of a free rigid body and for the motion of rigid bodies interacting gravitationally with mass points. Numerical integration of the rotation of Mars shows that the obliquity of Mars undergoes large chaotic variations. These variations occur as the system evolves in the chaotic zone associated with a secular spin-orbit resonance. (Copies available exclusively from MIT Libraries, Rm. 14-0551, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Ph. 617-253-5668; Fax 617-253-1690.).

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