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> I've done this, learning advanced orbital mechanics on my spare time. Sooo...... you play KSP? ;)
by jahabrewer 10y ago
> I've done this, learning advanced orbital mechanics on my spare time.
Sooo...... you play KSP? ;)
- exDM69 10y agoYes, I play KSP and Orbiter. In my study project, I learned thoroughly how to solve different two body problems (initial value, boundary value, closest approach) and wrote a C library [0] that's got all the orbital mechanics code you need to write your own Kerbal Space Program clone (but I don't intend to do that). During the process, I read 3-4 books and an inch thick pile of research papers. [0] https://github.com/rikusalminen/twobody https://github.com/rikusalminen/twobody
- antognini 10y agoIf you'd like to start looking at three-body problems, you might be interested in studying the Kozai-Lidov mechanism. It's a really fascinating subject, so much so that I did my dissertation on it! Here's a really good paper (one of my all time favorites) to get you started: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.5244 https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.5244