Abstract
Basic formulas of discrete mechanics in a rotating frame of references are obtained. Its application to several computer examples of orbits near by the equilibrium points of the Earth-Moon system are presented, and—for computational purposes—an algorithm is given.
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Albrycht, J., Marciniak, A. Orbit calculations near by the equilibrium points by a discrete mechanics method. Celestial Mechanics 24, 391–405 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230398
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