Long-term evolution of orbits about a precessing oblate planet: 3. A semianalytical and a purely numerical approach

• Published in: Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy Vol. 99; no. 4; pp. 261 - 292
• Main Authors: Gurfil, Pini, Lainey, Valéry, Efroimsky, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2007; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Physics; Planets; Satellites; Sciences of the Universe; Mars; Osculating elements; Deimos; The Goldreich lock; Natural satellites; Equinoctial precession; Natural satellites' orbits; Orbital elements

Construction of an accurate theory of orbits about a precessing and nutating oblate planet, in terms of osculating elements defined in a frame associated with the equator of date, was started in Efroimsky and Goldreich (2004) and Efroimsky (2004, 2005, 2006a, b). Here we continue this line of resear...