The critical inclination problem — 30 years of progress

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Mar 1987

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Celestial Mechanics, Volume 43, Issue 1-4, pp. 127-138

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Artificial Satellites:Inclinations, Artificial Satellites:Resonances, Resonances:Artificial Satellites

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The critical inclination problem in artificial satellite theory, first “discovered” 30 years ago, has aroused great interest and provoked much discussion and controversy in the intervening years. It was this problem which essentially provided the seed corn for the development of the theory of the Ideal Resonance Problem (IRP). The latter theory provides good first-approximation solutions to a number of important resonance problems in celestial mechanics. It is not applicable, however, to certain other interesting resonant systems within the solar system. For these resonances a new “fundamental” mathematical model of resonance, in the spirit of the IRP, has recently been formulated and successfully applied. This paper reviews the history of the critical inclination problem and highlights the controversies it has generated over the years. The Problem's strong connection with the IRP is outlined with both thenormal andabnormal forms featuring. Finally, with reference to the critical inclination problem, the essential properties of the newer “fundamental” model are described and compared with the IRP. A strong correspondence is established between recent independent investigations of a variety of resonance problems and earlier work of Andoyer.

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