{"title":"Revisiting the computation of the critical points of the Keplerian distance","authors":"Giovanni F. Gronchi, Giulio Baù, Clara Grassi","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10161-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10161-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We consider the Keplerian distance d in the case of two elliptic orbits, i.e., the distance between one point on the first ellipse and one point on the second one, assuming they have a common focus. The absolute minimum $$d_{textrm{min}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>min</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:math> of this function, called MOID or orbit distance in the literature, is relevant to detect possible impacts between two objects following approximately these elliptic trajectories. We revisit and compare two different approaches to compute the critical points of $$d^2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:math> , where we squared the distance d to include crossing points among the critical ones. One approach uses trigonometric polynomials, and the other uses ordinary polynomials. A new way to test the reliability of the computation of $$d_{textrm{min}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>min</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:math> is introduced, based on optimal estimates that can be found in the literature. The planar case is also discussed: in this case, we present an estimate for the maximal number of critical points of $$d^2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:math> , together with a conjecture supported by numerical tests.","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135200114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Caritá, S. Aljbaae, A. B. Prado, A. C. Signor, M. Morais, D. M. Sanchez
{"title":"Analysis of the natural orbits around Io","authors":"G. Caritá, S. Aljbaae, A. B. Prado, A. C. Signor, M. Morais, D. M. Sanchez","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10160-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10160-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72502190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Chaotic coexistence of librational and rotational dynamics in the averaged planar three-body problem","authors":"Sara Di Ruzza","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10158-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10158-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78067546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An investigation on space debris of unknown origin using proper elements and neural networks","authors":"Di Wu, A. Rosengren","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10157-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10157-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75907437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Morad Nazari, D. Canales, Brennan McCann, Eric Butcher, K. Howell
{"title":"Framework for the full N-body problem in SE(3) and its reduction to the circular restricted full three-body problem","authors":"Morad Nazari, D. Canales, Brennan McCann, Eric Butcher, K. Howell","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10156-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10156-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84013129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chaotic coexistence of librational and rotational dynamics in the averaged planar three-body problem","authors":"Sara Di Ruzza","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10155-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10155-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85579695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PETREL19: a new numerical solution of planetary and lunar ephemeris","authors":"W. Tian","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10151-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10151-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85224403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theory and applications of fast Lyapunov indicators to model problems of celestial mechanics","authors":"M. Guzzo, E. Lega","doi":"10.1007/s10569-023-10152-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-023-10152-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72537,"journal":{"name":"Celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78464346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}