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Approximation formulas are found for\(\dot x(0)\) and\(\dot x(1)\), wherex(t) satisfies\(\ddot x = f(x,t)\),x(0)=x 0,x(1)=x 1. The results are applied to an example of two-body motion.
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Lancaster, E.R. Solution of Lambert's problem for short arcs. Celestial Mechanics 2, 60–63 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230450
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