Three-body problem and the equations of dynamics, the: poincaré’s foundational work on dynamical systems theory
Auteur :
Poincaré, Henri
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319528984
Date de publication :
22 mai 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
In an effort to understand the stability of orbits in the solar system, Poincaré applied a Hamiltonian formulation to the equations of planetary motion and studied these differential equations in the limited case of three bodies to arrive at properties of the equations’ solutions, such as orbital resonances and horseshoe orbits.