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020			_a9781139152310 (ebook)
020			_z9781107023819 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aQB351 _b.F565 2012
082	0	0	_a521 _223
100	1		_aFitzpatrick, Richard, _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn Introduction to Celestial Mechanics / _cRichard Fitzpatrick.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (276 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis accessible text on classical celestial mechanics, the principles governing the motions of bodies in the Solar System, provides a clear and concise treatment of virtually all of the major features of solar system dynamics. Building on advanced topics in classical mechanics such as rigid body rotation, Langrangian mechanics and orbital perturbation theory, this text has been written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in astronomy, physics, mathematics and related fields. Specific topics covered include Keplerian orbits, the perihelion precession of the planets, tidal interactions between the Earth, Moon and Sun, the Roche radius, the stability of Lagrange points in the three-body problem and lunar motion. More than 100 exercises allow students to gauge their understanding and a solutions manual is available to instructors. Suitable for a first course in celestial mechanics, this text is the ideal bridge to higher level treatments.
650		0	_aCelestial mechanics
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107023819
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139152310
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38156 _d38156