Mathematics
Scientific paper
Oct 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978cemec..18..207b&link_type=abstract
Celestial Mechanics, vol. 18, Oct. 1978, p. 207-222.
Mathematics
Artificial Satellites, Astrodynamics, Canonical Forms, Equations Of Motion, Euler-Lagrange Equation, Pfaff Equation, Celestial Mechanics, Hill Method, Perturbation Theory, Transformations (Mathematics), Two Body Problem
Scientific paper
In this article a form of equations of motion - Pfaff's equations of motion - different from Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations is studied. Pfaff's equations of motion were published in 1815 and are remarkably elegant as well as general, but still they are much less well known. Pfaff's equations can also be considered as the Euler-Lagrange equations derived from the linear Lagrangian rather than the usual Lagrangian which is quadratic in the velocity components. The article first treats the theory of changes of variables in Pfaff's equations and the connections with canonical equations as well as canonical transformations. Then the applications to the perturbed two-body problem are treated in detail. Finally, the Pfaffians are given in Hill variables and Scheifele variables. With these two sets of variables, the use of the true anomaly as independent variable is also considered
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