Resolving the Pericenter
Abstract
The Wisdom-Holman mapping method and its variations have become a mainstay of research in solar system dynamics. But the method is not without its limitations. Rauch & Holman noted that at large eccentricities sufficiently small steps must be taken to resolve the pericenter. In this paper, I explore in more detail what it means to resolve the pericenter.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- October 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0004-6256/150/4/127
- Bibcode:
- 2015AJ....150..127W
- Keywords:
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- celestial mechanics;
- methods: numerical