5. The f and g Functions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. I. Fundamentals
5. 1. Background 1
6. 2. The Two-Body Problem 12
7. 3. Kepler's Laws 31
8. 4. Methods of Computation 40
9. 5. The f and g Functions 58
10. 6. Two-Point Boundary Value Problems 81
11. 7. Applications 91
12. II. Perturbation Methods
13. 8. Perturbation Theory 115
14. 9. Special Perturbation Methods 147
15. 10. Runge-Kutta Methods 184
16. 11. Types of Perturbations 198
17. Appendixes
18. A. Coordinate Transformations 215
19. B. Hyperbolic Motion 225
20. C. Conic Sections 230
21. D. Transfer-Angle Resolution 233
22. E. Stumpff Functions 236
23. F. Orbit Geometry 239
24. References 243
25. Index 247