Space Manifold Dynamics Novel Spaceways for Science and Exploration /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Perozzi, Ettore (Editor), Ferraz-Mello, Sylvio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

This book presents an overview of the outcomes resulting from applying the dynamical systems approach to space mission design, a topic referred to as "Space Manifold Dynamics" (SMD). It is a natural follow-on to the international workshop "Novel Spaceways for Scientific and Exploratio...

Table of Contents:

• Invariant Manifolds, Lagrangian Trajectories and Space Mission Design
• Chaos and Diffusion in Dynamical Systems Through Stable-Unstable Manifolds
• Regular and Chaotic Dynamics of Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Motions
• Survey of Recent Results on Weak Stability Boundaries and Applications
• On the Accessibility of the Moon
• Optimal Low-Thrust Trajectories to the Interior Earth-Moon Lagrange Point
• On the Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrangian Point L 1 for Supporting the Manned Lunar Exploration
• Manifolds and Radiation Protection
• Three-Body Invariant Manifold Transition with Electric Propulsion
• From Sputnik to the Moon: Astrophysics and Cosmology from Space
• Space Exploration: How Science and Economy may Work Together.