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Zonal-Harmonics Perturbations

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A recently developed iterative technique for solving the perturbed Kepler problem is explained, in a step-by-step detail, using the simple example of oblateness perturbations. The results are then extended to deal with higher-degree zonal harmonics.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Brock University, 500 Glenridge, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, CANADA

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Vrbik, J. Zonal-Harmonics Perturbations. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 91, 217–237 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-004-2294-3

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