Many concepts of chaotic action in astrodynamics can be appreciated through simulations with home computers and software. Many astrodynamical cases are illustrated. Although chaos theory is now applied to spaceflight trajectories, this presentation employs only inert bodies with no onboard impulse, e.g., from rockets or outgassing. Other nongravitational effects are also ignored, such as atmosphere drag, solar pressure, and radiation. The ability to simulate gravity behavior, even if not completely rigorous, on small mass‐market computers allows a fuller understanding of the new approach to astrodynamics by home astronomers, scientists outside orbital mechanics, and students in middle and high school. The simulations can also help a lay audience visualize gravity behavior during press conferences, briefings, and public lectures. No review, evaluation, critique of the programs shown in this presentation is intended. The results from these simulations are not valid for — and must not be used for — making earth‐colliding predictions.


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    Title :

    Gravity Behaves Like That?


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    NEW TRENDS IN ASTRODYNAMICS AND APPLICATIONS III ; 2006 ; Princeton, New Jersey (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 886 , 1 ; 153-168


    Publication date :

    2007-02-07


    Size :

    16 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English