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Generalized predictor-corrector algorithms are developed based on non-polynomial functions. The special case of two-body elliptic motion is examined, suitable function sets are established, and numerical results described.
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Sheffield, C. Generalized multi-step methods with an application to orbit computation. Celestial Mechanics 1, 46–58 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230632
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