Methods of Celestial Mechanics: Volume I: Physical, Mathematical, and Numerical Principles (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) – Gerhard Beutler
2008 May 5
- Title: Methods of Celestial Mechanics: Volume I: Physical, Mathematical, and Numerical Principles (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)
- Author: Gerhard Beutler
- Contributors: Leos Mervart, Andreas Verdun
- Pages: 464 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 22, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3540407499
- ISBN-13: 978-3540407492
Review
“The new textbook has a considerable broader scope than the title may suggest. Apart from the topics of classical celestial mechanics, it also covers several topics benefiting from, or related to, the celestial mechanics . is intended equally to students, researchers and practitioners . In most cases the book is well cross-referenced . It includes a broad, well balanced and up to date bibliography . highly recommended and should form a valuable addition to the essential book collection .” (Jan Kouba, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, Vol. 49, 2005)
Book Description
G. Beutler’s Methods of Celestial Mechanics is a coherent textbook for students as well as an excellent reference for practitioners. The first volume gives a thorough treatment of celestial mechanics and presents all the necessary mathematical details that a professional would need. The reader will appreciate the well-written chapters on numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as that on orbit determination. In the second volume applications to the rotation of earth and moon, to artificial earth satellites and to the planetary system are presented. The author addresses all aspects that are of importance in high-tech applications, such as the detailed gravitational fields of all planets and the earth, the oblateness of the earth, the radiation pressure and the atmospheric drag. The concluding part of this monumental treatise explains and details state-of-the-art professional and thoroughly-tested software for celestial mechanics. The accompanying CD-ROM enables readers to employ this software themselves and also serves as to illustrate and reinforce the related theoretical concepts.
“The new textbook has a considerable broader scope than the title may suggest. Apart from the topics of classical celestial mechanics, it also covers several topics benefiting from, or related to, the celestial mechanics . is intended equally to students, researchers and practitioners . In most cases the book is well cross-referenced . It includes a broad, well balanced and up to date bibliography . highly recommended and should form a valuable addition to the essential book collection .” (Jan Kouba, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, Vol. 49, 2005)
Book Description
G. Beutler’s Methods of Celestial Mechanics is a coherent textbook for students as well as an excellent reference for practitioners. The first volume gives a thorough treatment of celestial mechanics and presents all the necessary mathematical details that a professional would need. The reader will appreciate the well-written chapters on numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as that on orbit determination. In the second volume applications to the rotation of earth and moon, to artificial earth satellites and to the planetary system are presented. The author addresses all aspects that are of importance in high-tech applications, such as the detailed gravitational fields of all planets and the earth, the oblateness of the earth, the radiation pressure and the atmospheric drag. The concluding part of this monumental treatise explains and details state-of-the-art professional and thoroughly-tested software for celestial mechanics. The accompanying CD-ROM enables readers to employ this software themselves and also serves as to illustrate and reinforce the related theoretical concepts.
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