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For analytic step regulation in numerical integration of highly eccentric orbits it is proposed to use the orbital arc length of a moving particle as independent argument.
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Brumberg, E.V. Length of arc as independent argument for highly eccentric orbits. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 53, 323–328 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051814
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051814