Geometry of transit orbits in the periodically-perturbed restricted three-body problem
Joshua Fitzgerald, Shane D. Ross
Topics & Concepts
Hamiltonian systemPerturbation (astronomy)Lagrangian pointPhysicsSymplectic geometryPeriodic orbitsThree-body problemMathematical analysisPhase spaceFixed pointClassical mechanicsSaddle pointHeteroclinic cycleNonlinear systemMathematicsHomoclinic orbitGeometryBifurcationQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsSpacecraft Dynamics and ControlAstro and Planetary ScienceStellar, planetary, and galactic studies