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The object of the present article is a detailed numerical investigation of the perturbation on the orbit of a satellite, caused by the pear- shape or J3-Harmonic of the central body. We principally use concepts from the general theory of periodic orbits, such as Poincaré surfaces of section, stability theory, characteristic exponents and bifurcations.
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Broucke, R.A. (1991). The Effects of the J3-Harmonic (Pear Shape) on the Orbits of a Satellite. In: Roy, A.E. (eds) Predictability, Stability, and Chaos in N-Body Dynamical Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 272. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5997-5_27
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